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<title>2264: A 2026 Interview with Johnny Compton</title>
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<description>Johnny Compton discusses his supernatural noir Dead First.</description>
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<title>2263: A 2026 Interview with Karen Russell</title>
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<description>Karen Russell discusses The Antidote.</description>
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<title>2262: A 2026 Interview with Michael Katakis</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2026/03/05/michael-katakis-road-songs-a-body-in-london</link>
<description>Michael Katakis discusses A Body in Lodon and Road Songs.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2261: A 2026 Interview with Miles Cameron</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2026/02/03/miles-cameron-artifact-space</link>
<description>Miles Cameron discusses his novel Artifact Space.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2260: A 2026 Interview with Jack El-Hai</title>
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<description>Jack El-Hai discusses his book The Nazi and the Psychiatrist, basis dor the 2025 movie Nuremberg.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2259: A 2025 Interview with Angie Hobbs</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/12/17/angie-hobbs-why-plato-matters-now</link>
<description>Angie Hobbs discusses her book Why Plato Matters Now.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2258: A 2025 Interview with Megha Majumdar</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/11/13/megha-majumdar-a-guardian-and-a-thief</link>
<description>Megha Majumdar discusses her novel A Guardian and a Thief.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2257: A 2025 Interview with David Haynes</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/10/14/david-haynes-marthas-daughter</link>
<description>David Haynes discusses his collection Martha's Dauughter.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2256: A 2025 Interview with Timothy Ryback</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/09/09/timothy-ryback-takeover</link>
<description>Timothy Ryback discusses his book Takeover: Hitler's Final Rise to Power.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2255: A 2025 Interview with Jeff Goodell</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/08/20/jeff-goodell-the-heat-will-kill-you-first</link>
<description>Jeff Goodell discusses The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2254: A 2025 Interview with Meg Waite Clayton</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/08/14/meg-waite-clayton-typewriter-beach</link>
<description>Meg Waite Clayton discusses her novel, Typewriter Beach.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2254: A 2025 Interview with Leif Weatherby</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/08/01/leif-weatherby-language-machines</link>
<description>Leif Weatherby discusses is book Language Machines: Cultural AI and the End of Remainder Humanism.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2253: A 2025 Interview with Hana Gammon</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/07/21/hana-gammon-the-specimens</link>
<description>Hana Gammon discusses her novel The Specimens.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2252: A 2025 Interview with Laurie R. King</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/06/09/laurie-king-knave-of-diamonds</link>
<description>Laurie R. King discusses her new novel Knave of Diamonds.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2251: A 2025 Interview with Richard Cytowic on The Art of Doing Nothing</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/03/28/richard-cytowic-the-art-of-doing-nothing</link>
<description>Richard Cytowic discusses his article The Art of Doing Nothing.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2250: A 2025 Interview with Holly Gramazio</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/03/19/holly-gramazio-the-husbands</link>
<description>Holly Gramazio discusses her novel, The Husbands.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2249: A 2025 Interview with Scott Guild, #2</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/scott-guild-plastic</link>
<description>Scott Guild discusses Plastic.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2248: A 2025 Interview with Scott Guild, #1</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/03/18/scott-guild-plastic</link>
<description>Scott Guild discusses Plastic.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2247: A 2025 Interview with Eric Stener Carlson</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/03/12/eric-stener-carlson-tales-from-the-coming-war</link>
<description>Eric Stener Carlson discusses his collection of short stories, Tales from the Coming War.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2246: A 2025 Interview with James Fadiman and Jurgen Gruber</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/02/27/james-fadiman-jurgen-gruber-microdosing</link>
<description>James Fadiman and Jurgen Gruber discuss their book Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2245: A 2025 Interview with Steve  Aylett</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/02/19/steve-aylett-the-book-lovers</link>
<description>Steve  Aylett discusses his novel The Book Lovers.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2244: A 2025 Interview with Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/02/06/jorge-cham-and-dwayne-godwin-out-of-your-mind</link>
<description>Jorge Cham and Dwayne Godwin discuss their book Out of Your Mind: The Biggest Mysteries of the Human Brain.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2025 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2243: A 2025 Interview with Reggie Oliver</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/01/23/reggie-oliver-this-haunted-heaven</link>
<description>Reggie Oliver discusses his short story collection This Haunted Heaven.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2242: A 2025 Interview with Liza Monroy</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/01/09/liza-monroy-the-distractions</link>
<description>Liza Monroy discusses her novel The Distractions.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2241: A Second 2024 Interview with Johnny Compton</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2025/01/01/johnny-compton-the-spite-house</link>
<description>Johnny Compton discusses his novel The Spite House.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2240: A 2024 Interview with Remy Ngamije</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/12/26/remy-ngamije-only-stars-know-the-meaning-of-space</link>
<description>Rémy Ngamije discusses his literary mixtape Only Stars Know The Meaning Of Space</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2024 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2240: A 2024 Interview with Mark Morris</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/12/19/mark-morris-that-which-stands-outside</link>
<description>Mark Morris discusses his novel That Which Stands Outside.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Dec 2024 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2239: A 2024 Interview with Nicole Kobie</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/nicole-kobie-the-long-history-of-the-future</link>
<description>Nicole Kobie discusses her book The Long History of the Future: Why tomorrow's technology still isn't here.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2024 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2238: A 2024 Interview with Ray Russell</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/11/28/ray-russell-the-woman-who-fell-to-earth</link>
<description>Ray Russell discusses his novel The Woman Who Fell to Earth.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Nov 2024 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2237: A 2024 Interview with Nick Cutter</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/11/21/nick-cutter-the-queen</link>
<description>Nick Cutter discusses his novel The Queen.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2236: A 2024 Interview with Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/11/15/chris-benner-manuel-pastor-charging-forward</link>
<description>Chris Benner and Manuel Pastor discuss their book Charging Forward: Lithium Valley, Electric Vehicles, and a Just Future</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2235: A 2024 Interview with Jedediah Berry.</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/11/14/jedediah-berry-the-naming-song</link>
<description>Jedediah Berry discusses his novel The Naming Song.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2234: A 2024 Interview with Jeff Vandermeer</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/11/08/jeff-vandermeer-absolution</link>
<description>Jeff Vandermeer discusses his new Southern Reach novel, Absolution.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2233: A 2024 Interview with Alan Moore</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/10/25/alan-moore-the-great-when</link>
<description>Alan Moore discusses his novel The Great When.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>2232: A 2024 Interview with Cara Giaimo</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/10/16/cara-giaimo-wild-life</link>
<description>Cara Giaimo discuses Atlas Obscura: Wild Life: An Explorer's Guide to the World's Living Wonders.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>2232: A 2024 Interview with Char Miller</title>
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<description>Char Miller discusses his book Burn Scars: A Documentary History of Fire Suppression, from Colonial Origins to the Resurgence of Cultural Burning.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>2231: A 2024 Interview with Catherynne M. Valente</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/10/03/catherynne-valente-space-opera-space-oddity</link>
<description>Catherynne Valente discusses her novels Space Opera and Space Oddity.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>2230: A 2024 Interview with Richard Cytowic</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/27/richard-cytowic-your-stone-age-brain-in-the-screen-age</link>
<description>Neuroscientist Richard Cytoowic discusses his book Your Stone Age Brain in the Screen Age: Coping with Digital Distraction and Sensory Overload.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/27/richard-cytowic-your-stone-age-brain-in-the-screen-age</guid>
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<title>2229: A 2024 Interview with Johnny Compton</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/19/johnny-compton-devils-kill-devils</link>
<description>Johnny Compton discusses his novel Devils Kill Devils.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/19/johnny-compton-devils-kill-devils</guid>
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<title>2228: A 2024 Interview with Sarah Pinsker</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/19/sarah-pinsker-haunt-sweet-home-lost-places</link>
<description>Sarah Pinsker discusses her books Haunt Sweet Home and Lost Places.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/sarah_pinsker-2024.mp3" length="78601516" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/19/sarah-pinsker-haunt-sweet-home-lost-places</guid>
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<title>2227: A 2024 Interview with Annalee Newitz</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/annalee-newitz-stories-are-weapons</link>
<description>Annalee Newitz discusses her book Stories Are Weapons: Psychological Warfare and the American Mind</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/annalee-newitz-stories-are-weapons</guid>
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<title>2226: A 2024 Interview with Dan Slater</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/dan-slater-the-incorruptibles</link>
<description>Dan Slater discusses his novel The Incorruptibles.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/dan_slater-2024.mp3" length="79172836" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/12/dan-slater-the-incorruptibles</guid>
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<title>2225: A 2024 Interview with Iris Yamashita</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/05/iris-yamashita-village-in-the-dark</link>
<description>Iris Yamashita discusses her novel Village in the Dark.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 5 Sep 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/09/05/iris-yamashita-village-in-the-dark</guid>
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<title>2224: A 2024 Interview with Keith Donohue</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/08/29/keith-donohue-the-girl-in-the-bog</link>
<description>Keith Donohue discusses his novel The Girl in the Bog.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/keith_donohue-2024-3.mp3" length="84710306" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/08/29/keith-donohue-the-girl-in-the-bog</guid>
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<title>2223: A 2024 Interview with Martin Hogue</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/08/22/martin-hogue-making-camp</link>
<description>Martin Hogue discusses the stories behind the words and pictures in his book Making Camp.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/08/22/martin-hogue-making-camp</guid>
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<title>2222: Kamala Harris 2009 and Muhammed Yunus 2017</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/08/15/kamala-harris-2009-and-muhammed-yunus-2017</link>
<description>Re-podcast of edited interviews with Kamala Harris discussing her book Smart on Crime and Muhammed Yunus discussing his book A World of Three Zeros.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/08/15/kamala-harris-2009-and-muhammed-yunus-2017</guid>
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<title>2221: A Second 2024 Interview with Stephen Graham Jones</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/stephen-graham-jones-i-was-a-teenage-slasher</link>
<description>Stephen Graham Jones discusses his novel I Was a Teenage Slasher</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/08/08/stephen-graham-jones-i-was-a-teenage-slasher</guid>
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<title>2220: A 2024 Interview with Nick Bryant</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/07/25/nick-bryant-the-forever-war</link>
<description>Nick Bryant Discusses The Forever War:  America's Unending Conflict with Itself.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/07/25/nick-bryant-the-forever-war</guid>
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<title>2219: A 2024 Interview with Ivy Pochoda</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/07/24/ivy-pochoda-sing-her-down</link>
<description>Ivy Pochoda discusses her novel Sing Her Down.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/07/24/ivy-pochoda-sing-her-down</guid>
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<title>2218: A 2024 Interview with Paolo Bacigalupi</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/07/20/paolo-bacigalupi-navola</link>
<description>Paolo Bacigalupi discusses his novel Navola.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/07/20/paolo-bacigalupi-navola</guid>
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<title>2217: A Second 2024 Interview with Keith Donohue</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/07/20/keith-donohue-the-motion-of-puppets</link>
<description>Keith Donohue discusses his novel The Motion of Puppets.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 09:15:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/07/20/keith-donohue-the-motion-of-puppets</guid>
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<title>2216: A 2024 Interview with Elizabeth Stix</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/07/03/elizabeth-stix-things-i-want-back-from-you</link>
<description>Elizabeth Stix discusses her collection of linked short stories Things I Want Back From You.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jul 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/07/03/elizabeth-stix-things-i-want-back-from-you</guid>
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<title>2215: A 2024 Interview with Lindsay Ellis</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/06/24/lindsay-ellis-noumena</link>
<description>Lindsay Ellis discusses her Noumena series, Axiom's End, Truth of the Divine, Apostles of Mercy.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/lindsay_ellis-2024.mp3" length="78456050" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/06/24/lindsay-ellis-noumena</guid>
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<title>2214: A 2024 Interview with Boyce Upholt</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/06/14/boyce-upholt-the-great-river</link>
<description>Boyce Upholt discusses his book The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/boyce_upholt-2024.mp3" length="78521812" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/06/14/boyce-upholt-the-great-river</guid>
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<title>2213: A 2024 Interview with Keith Donohue</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/06/10/keith-donohue-the-boy-who-drew-monsters</link>
<description>Keith Donohue discusses his novel The Boy Who Drew Monsters.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/06/10/keith-donohue-the-boy-who-drew-monsters</guid>
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<title>2212: A 2024 Interview with Avik Jain Chatlani</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/avik-jain-chatlani-this-country-is-no-longer-yours</link>
<description>Avik Jain Chatlani discusses his novel This Country Is No Longer Yours.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/avik-jain-chatlani-this-country-is-no-longer-yours</guid>
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<title>2211: A 2024 Interview with Nathan Ballingrud</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/05/23/nathan-ballingrud-the-atlas-of-hell-crypt-of-the-moon-spider</link>
<description>Nathan Ballingrud discusses The Atlas of Hell: Stories and Crypt of the Moon Spider.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/05/23/nathan-ballingrud-the-atlas-of-hell-crypt-of-the-moon-spider</guid>
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<title>2210: A 2024 Interview with Francesco Dimitri</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/05/20/francesco-dimitri-the-dark-side-of-the-sky</link>
<description>Francesco Dimitri discuses his novel The Dark Side of the Sky.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/05/20/francesco-dimitri-the-dark-side-of-the-sky</guid>
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<title>2209: A 2024 Interview with Craig Foster</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/05/06/craig-foster-amphibious-soul</link>
<description>Craig Foster discusses his book Amphibious Soul: Finding the Wild in a Tame World.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/05/06/craig-foster-amphibious-soul</guid>
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<title>2209: A 2024 Interview with Charlie Huston</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/charlie-huston-catchpenny</link>
<description>Charlie Huston discusses his novel Catchpenny.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/charlie_huston-2024.mp3" length="77819169" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/04/23/charlie-huston-catchpenny</guid>
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<title>2208: A 2024 Interview with Angela Slatter</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/04/11/angela-slatter-the-briar-book-of-the-dead</link>
<description>Angela Slatter discusses her novel The Briar Book of the Dead.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/04/11/angela-slatter-the-briar-book-of-the-dead</guid>
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<title>2207: A 2024 Interview with Gwendolyn Kiste</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/gwendolyn-kiste-the-haunting-of-velkwood</link>
<description>Gwendolyn Kiste discusses her novel The Haunting of Velkwood.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/gwendolyn_kiste-2024.mp3" length="83404529" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/04/09/gwendolyn-kiste-the-haunting-of-velkwood</guid>
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<title>2206: A 2024 Interview with Sarah Langan</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/03/28/sarah-langan-a-better-world</link>
<description>Sarah Langan discusses her novel A Better World.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/sarah_langan-2024.mp3" length="77895035" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/03/28/sarah-langan-a-better-world</guid>
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<title>2205: A 2024 Interview with Stephen Graham Jones</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/03/21/stephen-graham-jones-the-angel-of-indian-lake</link>
<description>Stephen Graham Jones discusses The Angel of Indian Lake and The Indian Lake trilogy.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/03/21/stephen-graham-jones-the-angel-of-indian-lake</guid>
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<title>2204: A 2024 Interview with Jeffrey Rosen</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/03/14/jeffrey-rosen-the-pursuit-of-happiness</link>
<description>Jeffrey Rosen discusses The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical writers on virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/03/14/jeffrey-rosen-the-pursuit-of-happiness</guid>
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<title>2203: A 2024 Interview with Daryl Gregory</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/daryl-gregory-revelator</link>
<description>Daryl Gregory discuss his novel Revelator.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Mar 2024 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/daryl_gregory-2024.mp3" length="76643325" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/03/12/daryl-gregory-revelator</guid>
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<title>2202: A 2024 Interview with Laurie R. King</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/02/18/laurie-r-king-the-lanterns-dance</link>
<description>Laurie R. King discusses her novel The Lantern's Dance.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2024 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/laurie_r_king-2024.mp3" length="88480791" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/02/18/laurie-r-king-the-lanterns-dance</guid>
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<title>2201: A 2023 Interview with Chris D'Amelio</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/01/25/chris-damelio-life-and-death-at-cape-disappointment</link>
<description>Chris D'Amelio discusses his memoir, co-written with Reid Maruyama, Life and Death at Cape Disappointment: Becoming a Surfman on the Columbia River Bar.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/chris_damelio-2024.mp3" length="77840806" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/01/25/chris-damelio-life-and-death-at-cape-disappointment</guid>
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<title>2200: A 2023 Interview with Dalal Mawad</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/01/18/dalal-mawad-all-she-lost</link>
<description>Dalal Mawad discusses her book All She Lost: The Explosion in Lebanon, the Collapse of a Nation and the Women who Survived.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2024 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/dalal_mawad-2024.mp3" length="81391084" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/01/18/dalal-mawad-all-she-lost</guid>
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<title>2199: A 2023 Interview with Andy Greenberg</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/01/16/andy-greenberg-tracers-in-the-dark</link>
<description>Andy Greenberg discusses Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2024 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/andy_greenberg-2023.mp3" length="75923927" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/01/16/andy-greenberg-tracers-in-the-dark</guid>
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<title>2198: A 2024 Interview with Priya Guns</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/01/05/priya-guns-your-driver-is-waiting</link>
<description>Priya Guns discusses her novel Your Driver is Waiting.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2024 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/priya_guns-2024.mp3" length="77948754" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/01/05/priya-guns-your-driver-is-waiting</guid>
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<title>2197: A 2023 Interview with Nataie Haynes</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/01/02/natalie-haynes-divine-might</link>
<description>Natalie Haynes dicusses  Divine  Might: Goddesses in Greek Myth.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2024 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2024/2024-interviews/natalie_haynes-2023.mp3" length="80341922" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2024/01/02/natalie-haynes-divine-might</guid>
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<title>2196: A 2023 Interview with Michael Finkel</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/12/21/michael-finkel-the-stranger-in-the-woods</link>
<description>Michael Finkel discusses The Stranger in the Woods.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/12/21/michael-finkel-the-stranger-in-the-woods</guid>
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<title>2195: A 2023 Interview with Richard Kadrey</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/12/14/richard-kadrey-the-pale-house-devil-the-dead-take-the-a-train</link>
<description>Richard Kadrey discusses The Pale House Devil, The Dead Take the A Train co-written with Cassandra Khaw and his music.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2194: A 2023 Interview with Garrett Graff</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/12/07/garrett-graff-ufo</link>
<description>Garrett Graff tells the story of UFO.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/12/07/garrett-graff-ufo</guid>
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<title>2193: A 2023 Interview with Cory Doctorow</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/11/22/cory-doctorow-the-lost-cause</link>
<description>Cory Doctorow discusses The Lost Cause.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/11/22/cory-doctorow-the-lost-cause</guid>
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<title>2192: A 2023 Interview with Tananarive Due</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/11/16/tananarive-due-the-reformatory</link>
<description>Tananarive Due discusses her novel The Reformatory.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/11/16/tananarive-due-the-reformatory</guid>
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<title>2191: A 2023 Interview with Randall Kennedy</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/11/02/randall-kennedy-say-it-loud</link>
<description>Randall Kennedy discusses the essays in his collection Say It Loud!</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/11/02/randall-kennedy-say-it-loud</guid>
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<title>2190: A 2023 Interview with Jacqueline Woodson.</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/11/01/jacqueline-woodson-remember-us</link>
<description>Jacqueline Woodson discusses Remember Us.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Nov 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/jacqueline-woodson-2023.mp3" length="38756750" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/11/01/jacqueline-woodson-remember-us</guid>
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<title>2189: A 2023 Interview with Michael Finkel</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/michael-finkel-the-art-thief</link>
<description>Michael Finkel discusses The Art Thief.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/michael_finkel-2023.mp3" length="92003647" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/michael-finkel-the-art-thief</guid>
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<title>2188: A 2023 Interview with Andrew F. Sullivan</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/10/16/andrew-f-sullivan-the-marigold</link>
<description>Andrew F.  Sullivan discusses The Marigold.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/andrew_f_sullivan-2023.mp3" length="78236331" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/10/16/andrew-f-sullivan-the-marigold</guid>
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<title>2187: A 2023 Interview with John Scalzi</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/09/29/john-scalzi-starter-villain</link>
<description>John Scalzi discusses Starter Villain.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/john_scalzi-2023-2.mp3" length="80025981" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/09/29/john-scalzi-starter-villain</guid>
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<title>2186: A 2023 Interview with James Ellroy</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/09/21/james-ellroy-the-enchanters</link>
<description>James Ellroy discusses The Enchanters.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/james_ellroy-2023.mp3" length="68762908" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/09/21/james-ellroy-the-enchanters</guid>
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<title>2185: A 2023 Phone Interview with James Ellroy</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/09/13/james-ellroy-the-enchanters</link>
<description>James Ellroy discusses his latest novel, The Enchanters, in a phone conversation.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/09/13/james-ellroy-the-enchanters</guid>
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<title>2184: A 2023 Interview with Ben Percy</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/09/13/benjamin-percy-the-sky-vault</link>
<description>Ben Percy discusses the Sky Vault, the third book in The Comet Cycle.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/ben_percy-2023.mp3" length="80064495" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/09/13/benjamin-percy-the-sky-vault</guid>
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<title>2183: A 2023 Interview with Andrew Yang and Stephen Marche</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/09/05/andrew-yang-and-stephen-marche-the-last-election</link>
<description>Andrew Yang and Stephen Marche discuss their new novel, The Last Election.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/andrew_yang-stephen_marche-2023.mp3" length="83203240" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/09/05/andrew-yang-and-stephen-marche-the-last-election</guid>
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<title>2182: A 2023 Interview with Melanie Challenger</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/08/23/melanie-challenger-how-to-be-animal</link>
<description>Melanie Challengeer discusses her book How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Aug 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/melanie_challenger-2023.mp3" length="85074679" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/08/23/melanie-challenger-how-to-be-animal</guid>
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<title>2181: A 2023 Interview with Nick Cutter and Andrew Sullivan</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/08/17/nick-cutter-and-andrew-f-sullivan-the-handyman-method</link>
<description>Nick Cutter and Andrew Sullivan discuss their horror novel The Handyman Method.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/08/17/nick-cutter-and-andrew-f-sullivan-the-handyman-method</guid>
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<title>2181: A 2023 Interview with Susan Casey</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/08/14/susan-casey-the-underworld</link>
<description>Susan Casey discusses The Underworld: Journeys to the Depths of the Ocean.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/susan_casey-2023.mp3" length="43352669" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/08/14/susan-casey-the-underworld</guid>
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<title>2180: A 2023 Interview with Lilith Saintcrow The Salt-Black Tree</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/07/27/lilith-saintcrow-the-salt-black-tree</link>
<description>Lilith Saintcrow discusses The Salt-Black Tree, the second half of The Dead God's Heart duology, after Spring's Arcana.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/lilith_saintcrow-2023-2.mp3" length="77924751" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/07/27/lilith-saintcrow-the-salt-black-tree</guid>
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<title>2179: A 2023 Interview with TC Boyle Talk To Me</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/07/25/tc-boyle-talk-to-me</link>
<description>TC Boyle discusses his novel Talk to Me.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/tc_boyle-2023-2.mp3" length="76964916" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/07/25/tc-boyle-talk-to-me</guid>
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<title>2178: A 2023 Interview with Jennifer Ackerman</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/07/13/jennifer-ackerman-what-an-owl-knows</link>
<description>Jennifer Ackerman discusses her new book What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Birds.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/jennifer_ackerman-2023.mp3" length="67046414" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/07/13/jennifer-ackerman-what-an-owl-knows</guid>
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<title>2177: A 2023 Interview with Cassandra Khaw</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/07/07/cassandra-khaw-nothing-but-blackened-teeth-the-salt-grows-heavy</link>
<description>Cassandra Khaw discusses her novellas Nothing But Blackened Teeth and The Salt Grows Heavy.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/cassandra_khaw-2023.mp3" length="67046414" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/07/07/cassandra-khaw-nothing-but-blackened-teeth-the-salt-grows-heavy</guid>
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<title>2176: A 2023 Interview with Richard Kadrey</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/06/29/richard-kadrey-the-secrets-of-insects</link>
<description>Richard Kadrey discusses his writing, the short story collection The Secrets of Insects and his art.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/richard_kadrey-2023.mp3" length="82221684" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/06/29/richard-kadrey-the-secrets-of-insects</guid>
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<title>2175: A 2023 Interview with Lilith Saintcrow</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/06/26/lilith-saintcrow-springs-arcana</link>
<description>Lilith Saintcrow discusses her new book, Spring's Arcana.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/lilith_saintcrow-2023.mp3" length="77717870" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/06/261/lilith-saintcrow-springs-arcana</guid>
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<title>2174: A 2023 Interview with Dare Segun Falowo</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/dare-segun-falowo-caged-ocean-dub</link>
<description>Dare Según Falowo discusses the stories in his collection Caged Ocean Dub.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/dare_segun_falowo-2023.mp3" length="77131959" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/06/21/dare-segun-falowo-caged-ocean-dub</guid>
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<title>2173: A 2023 Interview with Ramona Emerson</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/06/14/ramona-emerson-shutter</link>
<description>Ramona Emerson discusses her novel Shutter.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/ramona_emerson-2023.mp3" length="81323012" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/06/14/ramona-emerson-shutter</guid>
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<title>2172: A 2023 Interview with Tananarive Due</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/06/05/tananarive-due-the-wishing-pool</link>
<description>Tananarive Due discusses her collection of short horror fiction, The Wishing Pool.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jun 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/tannanarive_due-2023.mp3" length="77050523" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/06/05/tananarive-due-the-wishing-pool</guid>
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<title>2171: A 2023 Interview with TC Boyle</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/tc-boyle-blue-skies</link>
<description>TC Boyle discusses Blue Skes, in many senses of the words.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 May 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/tc_boyle-2023.mp3" length="79235595" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/05/31/tc-boyle-blue-skies</guid>
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<title>2170: A 2023 Interview with Dacher Keltner</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/05/24/dacher-keltner-awe</link>
<description>Dacher Keltner discusses his book Awe: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/dacher_keltner-2023.mp3" length="74306905" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/05/24/dacher-keltner-awe</guid>
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<title>2169 A 2023 Interview with Molly Prentiss</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/04/28/molly-prentiss-old-flame</link>
<description>Molly Prentiss discusses her novel Old Flame.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Apr 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/molly_prentiss-2023.mp3" length="91162909" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/04/28/molly-prentiss-old-flame</guid>
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<title>2168: A 2023 Interview with David Grann</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/04/27/david-grann-the-wager</link>
<description>David Grann discusses The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/david_grann-2023.mp3" length="65216359" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/04/27/david-grann-the-wager</guid>
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<title>2167: A 2023 Interview with Brendan Slocumb</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/04/25/brendan-slocumb-symphony-of-secrets</link>
<description>Brendan Slocumb discusses his novel Symphony of Secrets.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/brendan_slocumb-2023.mp3" length="78481426" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/04/25/brendan-slocumb-symphony-of-secrets</guid>
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<title>2166: A 2023 Interview with Nathan Ballingrud</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/04/20/nathan-ballingrud-the-strange</link>
<description>Nathan Ballingrud discusses his novel The Strange.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/nathan_ballingrud-2023.mp3" length="72533595" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/04/20/nathan-ballingrud-the-strange</guid>
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<title>2165: A 2023 Interview with Jinwoo Chong</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/30/jinwoo-chong-flux</link>
<description>Jinwoo Chong discusses his novel Flux.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/jinwoo_chong-2023.mp3" length="103196129" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/30/jinwoo-chong-flux</guid>
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<title>2164: A 2023 Interview with Rosaliie Parker</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/29/rosalie-parker-dream-fox</link>
<description>Rosalie Parker discusses her short story collection, Dream Fox.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/rosalie_parker-2023.mp3" length="105228762" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/29/rosalie-parker-dream-fox</guid>
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<title>2163: A 2023 Interview with Elizabeth Mackenzie</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/23/elizabeth-mckenzie-the-dog-of-the-north</link>
<description>Elizabeth Mackenzie discusses her novel The Dog of the North.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/elizabeth_mackenzie-2023.mp3" length="96545072" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/23/elizabeth-mckenzie-the-dog-of-the-north</guid>
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<title>2162: A 2023 Interview with Jennifer Egan</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/22/jennifer-egan-the-candy-house</link>
<description>Jennifer Egan discusses The Candy House in 2023.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/22/jennifer-egan-the-candy-house</guid>
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<title>2161: A 2023 Interview with Jonathan Carroll</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/15/jonathan-carroll-mr-breakfast</link>
<description>Jonathan Carroll discusses his novel Mr. Breakfast.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Mar 2023 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/jonathan_carroll-2023.mp3" length="106295885" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/15/jonathan-carroll-mr-breakfast</guid>
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<title>2160: A 2023 Interview with John Scalzi</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/02/john-scalzi-the-kaiju-preservation-society</link>
<description>John Scalzi discusses The Kaiju Preservation Society.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/john_scalzi-2023.mp3" length="102660152" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/03/02/john-scalzi-the-kaiju-preservation-society</guid>
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<title>2159: A 2023 Interview with Adam Benforado</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/02/16/adam-benforado-a-minor-revolution</link>
<description>Adam Benforado discusses A Minor Revolution: How Prioritizing Kids Benefits Us All.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/02/16/adam-benforado-a-minor-revolution</guid>
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<title>2158: A 2023 Interview with Stephen Graham Jones</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/02/13/stephen-graham-jones-dont-fear-the-reaper</link>
<description>Stephen Graham Jones discusses the slasher films and horror movies to see and know before reading The Lake Witch Trilogy.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2157: A 2023 Interview with Stephen Graham Jones</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/02/13/stephen-graham-jones-dont-fear-the-reaper</link>
<description>Stephen Graham Jones discusses My Heart Is a Chainsaw and Don't Fear the Reaper.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>2156: A 2023 Interview with Wallace J Nichols</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/26/wallace-j-nichols-dear-wild-child-you-carry-your-home-inside-you</link>
<description>Wallace J Nichols discuses Dear Wild Child.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/26/wallace-j-nichols-dear-wild-child-you-carry-your-home-inside-you</guid>
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<title>2155: A 2023 Interview with Annalee Newitz</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/20/annalee-newitz-the-terraformers</link>
<description>Annalee Newitz discusses The Terraformers.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/20/annalee-newitz-the-terraformers</guid>
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<title>2154: A 2023 Interview with Susan Stokes-Chapman</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/17/susn-stokes-chapman-pandora</link>
<description>Susan Stokes-Chapman discusses her novel Pandora.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2023/2023-interviews/susan_stokes-chapman-2023.mp3" length="75914048" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/17/susn-stokes-chapman-pandora</guid>
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<title>2153: A 2023 Interview with Iris Yaamashita</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/10/iris-yamashita-city-under-one-roof</link>
<description>Iris Yamashita discusses her mystery novel City Under One Roof.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/10/iris-yamashita-city-under-one-roof</guid>
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<title>2152: A 2022 Interview with Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/06/ray-russell-rosalie-parker-literary-hauntings-50-forgotten-books</link>
<description>Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker discuss Literary Hauntings: A Gazetteer of Literary Ghost Stories and 50 Forgotten Books.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/06/ray-russell-rosalie-parker-literary-hauntings-50-forgotten-books</guid>
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<title>2151: A 2022 Interview with Steve Aylett</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/02/steve-aylett-hyperthick</link>
<description>Steve Aylett discusses Hyperthick.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2023 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/steve_aylett-2022.mp3" length="75322225" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2023/01/02/steve-aylett-hyperthick</guid>
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<title>2150: A 2022 Interview with Robert Lloyd</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/12/14/robert-lloyd-the-poison-machine</link>
<description>Robert Lloyd discusses The Poison Machine.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/robert_lloyd-2022.mp3" length="79333601" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/12/14/robert-lloyd-the-poison-machine</guid>
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<title>2149: A 2022 Interview with Rick Wartzman</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/rick-wartzman-still-broke</link>
<description>Rick Wartzman discusses working with (and against) Walmart in the creation of his book Still Broke: Walmart's Remarkable Transformation and the Limits of Socially Conscious Capitalism.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/rick_wartzman-2022.mp3" length="75482038" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/rick-wartzman-still-broke</guid>
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<title>2148: A 2022 Interview with Emily Dreyfuss</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/11/28/emily-dreyfuss-meme-wars</link>
<description>Emily Dreyfuss discusses the creation of Meme Wars: The Untold Story of the Online Battles Upending Democracy in America co-written with Joan Donovan and Brian Friedberg.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/emily_dreyfuss-2022.mp3" length="85382564" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/11/28/emily-dreyfuss-meme-wars</guid>
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<title>2147: A 2022 Interview with Eric Stener Carlson</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/11/17/eric-carlson-dark-arts</link>
<description>Eric Stener Carlson discusses the stories in Dark Arts.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/11/17/eric-carlson-dark-arts</guid>
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<title>2146: A 2022 Interview with Bonnie Macbird</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/11/11/bonnie-macbird-what-child-is-this</link>
<description>Bonnie Macbird discusses Sherlock Holmes and her new novel What Child Is This?</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/bonnie_macbird-2022.mp3" length="76975455" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/11/11/bonnie-macbird-what-child-is-this</guid>
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<title>2145: A 2022 Interview with Hiron Ennes</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/11/03/hiron-ennes-leech</link>
<description>Hiron Ennes discusses Leech.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/hiron_ennes-2022.mp3" length="76521360" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/11/03/hiron-ennes-leech</guid>
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<title>2144: A 2022 Interview with George Saunders</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/george-saunders-liberation-day</link>
<description>George Saunders discusses writing the stories in Liberation Day.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/10/27/george-saunders-liberation-day</guid>
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<title>2143: A 2022 Interview with Tracy Perkins</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/10/20/tracy-perkins-evolution-of-a-movement</link>
<description>Tracy Perkins discusses her book Evolution of a Movement: Four Decades of California Environmental Justice Activism.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/tracy_perkins-2022.mp3" length="78085621" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/10/20/tracy-perkins-evolution-of-a-movement</guid>
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<title>2142: A 2022 Interview with Andrew Sean Greer</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/10/13/andrew-sean-greer-less-is-lost</link>
<description>Andrew Sean Greer discusses Less is Lost.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/andrew_sean_greer-2022.mp3" length="68923021" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/10/13/andrew-sean-greer-less-is-lost</guid>
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<title>2141: A 2022 Interview with Laura Anne Gilman</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/10/05/laura-anne-gilman-uncanny-times</link>
<description>Laura Anne Gilman discusses her novel Uncanny Times.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/laura_anne_gilman-2022.mp3" length="80177472" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/10/05/laura-anne-gilman-uncanny-times</guid>
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<title>2140: A 2022 Interview with Char Miller, IV</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/09/29/char-miller-natural-consequences</link>
<description>Char Miller discusses writing essays and his book Natural Consequences: Intimate Essays for a Planet in Peril.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/char_miller-2022.mp3" length="81868466" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/09/29/char-miller-natural-consequences</guid>
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<title>2139: A 2022 Interview with Laurie Loewenstein</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/09/22/laurie-loewenstein-funeral-train</link>
<description>Laurie Loewenstein discusses Funeral Train.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/laurie_loewenstein-2022.mp3" length="80587862" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/09/22/laurie-loewenstein-funeral-train</guid>
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<title>2138: A 2022 Interview with Robert Freeman Wexler</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/09/16/robert-freeman-wexler-the-silverberg-business</link>
<description>Robert Freeman Wexler discusses The Silverberg Business.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/robert_wexler-2022.mp3" length="81555848" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/09/16/robert-freeman-wexler-the-silverberg-business</guid>
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<title>2137: A 2022 Interview with Laurie R. King</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/09/07/laurie-king-back-to-the-garden</link>
<description>Laurie R. King discusses Back to the Garden.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/laurie_r_king-2022.mp3" length="80534705" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/09/07/laurie-king-back-to-the-garden</guid>
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<title>2136: A 2022 Interview with Kim Stanley Robinson</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/08/24/kim-stanley-robinson-the-high-sierra-a-love-story</link>
<description>Kim Stanley Robinson discusses The High Sierra A Love Story.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/08/24/kim-stanley-robinson-the-high-sierra-a-love-story</guid>
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<title>2135: A 2022 Interview with Eli Saslow</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/08/18/eli-saslow-voices-from-the-pandemic</link>
<description>Eii Saslow discussing the making of his book Voices from the Pandemic: Americans Tell Their Stories of Crisis, Courage and Resilience.
</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/eli_saslow-2022.mp3" length="82005820" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/08/11/eli-saslow-voices-from-the-pandemic</guid>
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<title>2134: A 2022 Interview with Gwendolyn Kiste</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/08/11/gwendolyn-kiste-reluctant-immortals</link>
<description>Gwendolyn Kiste discusses the literary and genre origins of Reluctant Immortals.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/gwendolyn_kiste-2022.mp3" length="72332769" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/08/11/gwendolyn-kiste-reluctant-immortals</guid>
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<title>2133: A 2022 Interview with Eric Hanson</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/07/28/eric-hanson-what-i-was-afraid-of</link>
<description>Eric Hanson discusses his collection of stories, What I Was Afraid Of.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/eric_hanson-2022.mp3" length="74368698" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/07/28/eric-hanson-what-i-was-afraid-of</guid>
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<title>2132: A 2022 Interview with Ed Lin</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/07/20/ed-lin-death-doesnt-forget</link>
<description>Ed Lin discusses his novel Death Doesn't Forget.
</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/ed_lin-2022.mp3" length="76558603" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/07/20/ed-lin-death-doesnt-forget</guid>
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<title>2131: A 2022 Interview with Steve Toltz</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/07/18/steve-toltz-here-goes-nothing</link>
<description>Steve Toltz discusses his novel Here Goes Nothing.
</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/steve_toltz-2022.mp3" length="76167162" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/07/18/steve-toltz-here-goes-nothing</guid>
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<title>2130: A 2022 Interview with Angela Slatter</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/07/13/angela-slatter-the-path-of-thorns
</link>
<description>Angela Slatter discusses her novel The Path of Thorns.
</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/angela_slatter-2022.mp3" length="76610290" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/07/13/angela-slatter-the-path-of-thorns
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<title>2129: A 2022 Interview with Fiona Barton</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/06/24/fiona-barton-local-gone-missing
</link>
<description>Fiona Barton discusses Local Gone Missing.
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/fiona_barton-2022.mp3" length="74110158" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/06/24/fiona-barton-local-gone-missing
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<title>2128: A 2022 Interview with Jane Pek</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/06/17/jane-pek-the-verifiers
</link>
<description>Jane Pek discusses The Verifiers.
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/jane_pek-2022.mp3" length="75592986" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/06/17/jane-pek-the-verifiers
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<title>2127: A 2022 Interview with Karen Joy Fowler</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/06/16/karen-joy-fowler-booth
</link>
<description>Karen Joy Fowler discusses Booth.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/karen_joy_fowler-2022.mp3" length="76252455" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/06/16/karen-joy-fowler-booth
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<title>2126: A 2022 Interview with Katherine Stewart</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/06/09/katherine-stewart-the-power-worshippers
</link>
<description>Katherine Stewart discusses her book The Power Worshippers: Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/katherine_stewart-2022.mp3" length="75300482" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/06/09/katherine-stewart-the-power-worshippers
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<title>2125: A 2022 Interview with Leopoldo Gout and Eva Aridjis</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/06/09/monarca-by-leopoldo-gout-and-eva-aridjis
</link>
<description>Leopoldo Gout and Eva Aridjis discuss Monarca.
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/leopoldo_gout_eva_aridjis-2022.mp3" length="93542622" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/06/09/monarca-by-leopoldo-gout-and-eva-aridjis
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<title>2124: A 2022 Interview with Jennifer Egan</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/04/29/2557
</link>
<description>Jennifer Egan discusses The Candy House.
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/jennifer_egan-2022.mp3" length="81364619" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/04/29/2557
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<title>2123: A 2022 Interview with Angela Slatter and Kathleen Jennings</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/04/05/angela-slatter-kathleen-jennings-flight
</link>
<description>Angela Slatter and Kathleen Jennings discuss Flight.
</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2022 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/angela_slatter_kathleen_jennings-2022.mp3" length="72895681" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/04/05/angela-slatter-kathleen-jennings-flight
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<title>2122: A 2022 Interview with Alexander Weinstein</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/03/24/2535/
</link>
<description>Alexander Weinstein discusses After Yang, Kogonada's film adaptation of his short story Saying Goodbye to Yang from the collection Children of the New World.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/alexander_weinstein-2022.mp3" length="76037215" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/03/24/2535/
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<title>2121: A 2022 Interview with Mike Meginnis</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/03/22/mike-meginnis-drowning-practice
</link>
<description>Mike Meginnis discusses his novel Drowning Practice.
</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/mike_meginnis-2022.mp3" length="82592804" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/03/22/mike-meginnis-drowning-practice
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<title>2120: A 2022 Interview with Lisa Lutz</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/02/25/lisa-lutz-the-accomplice
</link>
<description>Lisa Lutz discusses her new mystery novel, the Accomplice.
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/lisa_lutz-2022.mp3" length="76267867" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/02/25/lisa-lutz-the-accomplice
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<title>2119: A 2022 Interview with Amanda Ellison</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/02/15/amanda-ellison-splitting
</link>
<description>Amanda Ellison discusses Splitting: The inside story on headaches.
</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/amanda_ellison-2022.mp3" length="80705902" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/02/15/amanda-ellison-splitting
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<title>2118: A 2022 Interview with Florence Williams</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/02/10/florence-williams-heartbreak
</link>
<description>Florence Williams discusses Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/florence_williams-2022.mp3" length="77847669" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/02/10/florence-williams-heartbreak
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<title>2118: A 2022 Interview with Julia Cameron</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/02/03/julia-cameron-seeking-wisdom
</link>
<description>Julia Cameron discusses Seeking Wisdom.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/julia_cameron-2022.mp3" length="82630636" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/02/03/julia-cameron-seeking-wisdom
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<title>2117: A 2022 Interview with Ben Percy</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/01/20/ben-percy-the-ninth-metal-and-the-unexpected-garden
</link>
<description>Ben Percy discusses the first two novel in The Comet Cycle, The Ninth Metal and The Unexpected Garden.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2022/2022-interviews/ben_percy-2022.mp3" length="82911978" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/01/20/ben-percy-the-ninth-metal-and-the-unexpected-garden
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<title>2116: A 2021 Interview with Robert J. Lloyd</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/01/10/robert-j-lloyd-the-bloodless-boy
</link>
<description>Robert J. Lloyd discusses The Bloodless Boy.
</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/robert_j_lloyd-2021.mp3" length="76292096" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2022/01/10/robert-j-lloyd-the-bloodless-boy
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<title>2115: A 2021 Interview with Angela Slatter</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/12/29/angela-slatter-lodellan-tales
</link>
<description>Angela Slatter discusses her stories of Lodellan in The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, Sourdough and Other Stories, The Tallow-Wife and Other Tales and All the Murmuring Bones.
</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Dec 2021 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/angela_slatter-2021.mp3" length="89903147" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/12/29/angela-slatter-lodellan-tales</guid>
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<title>2114: A 2021 Interview with Jeff Hertzberg</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/11/10/jeff-hertzberg-the-best-of-artisan-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-favorite-recipes-from-breadin5/
</link>
<description>Jeff Hertzberg discusses The Best of Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: Favorite Recipes from BreadIn5.
</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/jeff_hertzberg-2021.mp3" length="78273615" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/11/10/jeff-hertzberg-the-best-of-artisan-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-favorite-recipes-from-breadin5/
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<title>2113: A 2021 Interview with Wendy Suzuki</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/10/28/wendy-suzuki-good-anxiety/
</link>
<description>Wendy Suzuki discusses her book, Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/wendy_suzuki-2021.mp3" length="76416716" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/10/28/wendy-suzuki-good-anxiety/
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<title>2112: A 2021 Interview with Laura Davis</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/10/21/laura-davis-the-burning-light-of-two-stars/
</link>
<description>Laura Davis discusses her memoir The Burning Light of Two Stars.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/laura_davis-2021.mp3" length="79420332" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/10/21/laura-davis-the-burning-light-of-two-stars/</guid>
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<title>2111: A 2021 Interview with Mary Roach</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/10/12/mary-roach-fuzz/
</link>
<description>Mary Roach discusses Fuzz.
</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/mary_roach-2021.mp3" length="76402058" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/10/12/mary-roach-fuzz/</guid>
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<title>2110: A 2021 Interview with Andrew Kumasaka</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/10/01/andrew-kumasaka-all-gone-awry/
</link>
<description>Andrew Kumasaka discusses All gone Awry.
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/andrew_kumasaka-2021.mp3" length="74144363" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/10/01/andrew-kumasaka-all-gone-awry/</guid>
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<title>2109: A 2021 Interview with Robert Repino</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/09/23/robert-repino-malefactor/
</link>
<description>Robert Repino discusses Malefactor.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/robert_repino-2021.mp3" length="66031045" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/09/23/robert-repino-malefactor/
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<title>2108: A 2021 Interview with Reggie Oliver</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/09/20/reggie-oliver-a-maze-for-the-minotaur/
</link>
<description>Reggie Oliver discusses A Maze for the Minotaur.
</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/reggie_oliver-2021.mp3" length="67784880" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/09/20/reggie-oliver-a-maze-for-the-minotaur/
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<title>2107: A 2021 Interview with Helene Wecker</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/07/30/helene-wecker-the-hidden-palace/
</link>
<description>Helene Wecker discusses The Hidden Palace.
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/helene_wecker-2021.mp3" length="66439234" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/07/30/helene-wecker-the-hidden-palace/
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<title>2106: A 2021 Interview with Andrew Komarnyckyj</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/07/27/andrew-komarnyckyj-ezra-slef/
</link>
<description>Andrew Komarnyckyj discusses Ezra Slef: The Next Nobel Laureate in Literature.
</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/andrew_komarnyckyj-2021.mp3" length="67337757" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/07/27/andrew-komarnyckyj-ezra-slef/
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<title>2105: A 2021 Interview with Alexander Weinstein</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/07/23/alexander-weinstein-children-of-the-new-world/
</link>
<description>Alexander Weinstein discusses his short story collection Children of the New World.
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/alexander_weinstein-2021-2.mp3" length="65468911" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/07/23/alexander-weinstein-children-of-the-new-world/
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<title>2104: A 2021 Interview with Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/07/16/ray-russell-and-rosalie-parker/
</link>
<description>Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker discuss their writing and Publishing as Tartarus Press.
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/ray_russell_rosalie_parker-2021.mp3" length="64920493" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/07/16/ray-russell-and-rosalie-parker/
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<title>2103: A 2021 Interview with Christoper Hobbs</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/06/21/christoper-hobbs-medicinal-mushrooms/
</link>
<description>Christoper Hobbs discusses Christopher Hobbs's Medicinal Mushrooms: The Essential Guide: Boost Immunity, Improve Memory, Fight Cancer, Stop Infection, and Expand Your Consciousness.
</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/christoper_hobbs-2021.mp3" length="64032057" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/06/21/christoper-hobbs-medicinal-mushrooms/
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<title>2102: A 2021 Interview with Jeff Vandermeer</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/05/14/jeff-vandermeer-hummingbird-salamander/
</link>
<description>Jeff Vandermeer discusses Hummingbird Salamander.
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 May 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/jeff_vandermeer-2021.mp3" length="67122541" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/05/14/jeff-vandermeer-hummingbird-salamander/
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<title>2101: A 2021 Interview with Bonnie MacBird</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/05/11/bonnie-macbird-the-three-locks/
</link>
<description>Bonnie MacBird discusses The Three Locks.
</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/bonnie_macbird-2021.mp3" length="65012313" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/05/11/bonnie-macbird-the-three-locks/
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<title>2100: A 2021 Interview with Joby Warrick</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/jobby-warrick-red-line/
</link>
<description>Joby Warrick discusses Red Line: The Unraveling of Syria and America's Race to Destroy the Most Dangerous Arsenal in the World.
</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Apr 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/joby_warrick-2021.mp3" length="65556191" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/04/27/jobby-warrick-red-line/
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<title>2099: A Second 2021 Interview with Bella Ellis The Diabolical Bones</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/04/15/bella-ellis-the-diabolical-bones/
</link>
<description>Bella Ellis discusses her novel The Diabolical Bones.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2021 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/bella_ellis-2021-2.mp3" length="65284011" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/04/15/bella-ellis-the-diabolical-bones/
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<title>2098: A 2021 Interview with Bella Ellis</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/02/17/bella-ellis-the-vanished-bride/
</link>
<description>Bella Ellis discusses her novel The Vanished Bride.
</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2021 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/bella_ellis-2021.mp3" length="76072122" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/02/17/bella-ellis-the-vanished-bride/
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<title>2097: A 2021 Interview with Victor L. Wooten</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/02/12/victor-wooten-the-spirit-of-music-the-lesson-continues/
</link>
<description>Victor Wooten discusses his novel The Spirit of Music.
</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2021 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/vic_wooten-2021.mp3" length="85993498" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/02/12/victor-wooten-the-spirit-of-music-the-lesson-continues/
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<title>2096: A 2021 Interview with Alexander Weinstein</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/02/04/alexander-weinstein-universal-love/
</link>
<description>Alexander Weinstein discusses the stories in Universal Love.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2021 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/alexander_weinstein-2021.mp3" length="77482272" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/02/04/alexander-weinstein-universal-love/
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<title>2095: A 2021 Interview with Kim Stanley Robinson</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/01/28/kim-stanley-robinson-the-ministry-for-the-future/
</link>
<description>Kim Stanley Robinson discusses The Ministry for the Future.
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/kim_stanley_robinson-2021.mp3" length="89147016" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/01/28/kim-stanley-robinson-the-ministry-for-the-future/
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<title>2094: A 2021 Interview with Annie Jacobsen</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/01/19/annie-jacobsen-first-platoon/
</link>
<description>Annie Jacobsen discusses First Platoon: A Story of Modern War in the Age of Identity Dominance.
</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2021 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2021/2021-interviews/annie_jacobsen-2021.mp3" length="86144287" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2021/01/19/annie-jacobsen-first-platoon/
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<title>2093: A 2020 Interview with Jeff Hertzberg M.D.</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/12/29/jeff-hertzberg-md-and-zoe-francois-holiday-and-celebration-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-sweet-and-decadent-baking-for-every-occasion
</link>
<description>Bread baking and Holiday and Celebration Bread in Five Minutes a Day: Sweet and Decadent Baking for Every Occasion</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/jeff_hertzberg-2020.mp3" length="86290209" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/12/29/jeff-hertzberg-md-and-zoe-francois-holiday-and-celebration-bread-in-five-minutes-a-day-sweet-and-decadent-baking-for-every-occasion
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<title>2092: A 2020 Interview with Jessica Hagy</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/10/13/jessica-hagy-one-morning</link>
<description>Jessica Hagy discusses How to Be Interesting, Indexed and her brilliant novel, One Morning.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2020 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/jessica_hagy-2020.mp3" length="72077857" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/10/13/jessica-hagy-one-morning</guid>
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<title>2092: A 2020 Interview with Christopher Brown</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/09/16/christopher-brown-failed-state</link>
<description>Christopher Brown discusses his novel Failed State</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2020 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/christopher_brown-2020.mp3" length="87120410" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/09/16/christopher-brown-failed-state</guid>
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<title>2091: A 2020 Interview with Elizabeth Lewes</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/08/21/elizabeth-lewes-little-falls</link>
<description>Elizabeth Lewes discusses Little Falls.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2020 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/elizabeth_lewes-2020.mp3" length="73593660" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/08/21/elizabeth-lewes-little-falls</guid>
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<title>2090: A 2020 Interview with Michael Katakis</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/07/29/michael-katakis-dangerous-men</link>
<description>Michael Katakis discusses Dangerous Men.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2020 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/michael_katakis-2020.mp3" length="77728823" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/07/29/michael-katakis-dangerous-men</guid>
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<title>2089: A 2020 Interview with Laurie R.King</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/laurie-r-king-riviera-gold</link>
<description>Laurie R. King discusses Riviera Gold.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2020 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/laurie_r_king-2020.mp3" length="77884016" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/laurie-r-king-riviera-gold</guid>
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<title>2088: A 2020 Interview with David Frum</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/06/26/david-frum-trumpocalypse-restoring-american-democracy</link>
<description>David Frum discusses Trumpocalypse.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2020 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/david_frum-2020.mp3" length="80240408" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/06/26/david-frum-trumpocalypse-restoring-american-democracy</guid>
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<title>2087: A 2020 Interview with Jennifer Ackerman</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/jennifer-ackerman-the-bird-way</link>
<description>Jennifer Ackerman discusses The Bird Way.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/jennifer_ackerman-2020.mp3" length="76899900" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/06/17/jennifer-ackerman-the-bird-way</guid>
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<title>2086: A 2020 Interview with Jonathan Karl</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/06/03/jonathan-karl-front-row-at-the-trump-show</link>
<description>In conversation with Jonathan Karl about Front Row at the Trump Show.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2020 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/jonathan_karl-2020.mp3" length="73064467" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/06/03/jonathan-karl-front-row-at-the-trump-show</guid>
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<title>2085: A 2020 Interview with Cory Doctorow</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/04/09/cory-doctorow-radicalized</link>
<description>In conversation with Cory Doctorow about the Pandemic as Singularity, siene fition literatur in a science fiction world, and his book Radicalized.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/cory_doctorow-2020.mp3" length="71764409" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/04/09/cory-doctorow-radicalized</guid>
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<title>2084: A 2019 Interview with Malcolm Nance</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/01/24/malcolm-nance-the-plot-to-betray-america</link>
<description>In conversation with Malcolm Nance about his book The Plot to Betray America: How Team Trump Embraced Our Enemies, Compromised Our Security, and How We Can Fix It.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2020 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/malcolm_nance-2019.mp3" length="96754629" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/01/24/malcolm-nance-the-plot-to-betray-america</guid>
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<title>2083: A 2020 Interview with Jory Post</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/01/14/jory-post-the-extra-year</link>
<description>In conversation with poet Jory Post about his book The Extra Year.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2020/2020-interviews/jory_post-2020.mp3" length="85460070" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2020/01/14/jory-post-the-extra-year</guid>
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<title>2082: A 2019 Interview with Andy Greenberg</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/11/14/andy-greenberg-sandworm</link>
<description>In conversation with Andy Greenberg about Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2019/2019-interviews/andy_greenberg-2019.mp3" length="78398923" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/11/14/andy-greenberg-sandworm</guid>
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<title>2081: A 2019 Interview with Daniel Handler</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/10/31/daniel-handler-bottle-grove</link>
<description>In conversation with Daniel Handler about Bottle Grove.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2019/2019-interviews/daniel_handler-2019.mp3" length="93256426" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/10/31/daniel-handler-bottle-grove</guid>
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<title>2080: A 2019 Interview with Christopher Brown</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/09/25/christopher-brown-rule-of-capture</link>
<description>Christopher Brown discusses Rule of Capture.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2019 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2019/2019-interviews/christopher_brown-2019.mp3" length="93256426" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/09/25/christopher-brown-rule-of-capture</guid>
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<title>2079: A 2019 Interview with Tea Obreht</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/09/21/tea-obreht-inland</link>
<description>Tea Obreht discusses Inland.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2019 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2019/2019-interviews/tea_obreht-2019.mp3" length="73228354" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/09/21/tea-obreht-inland</guid>
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<title>2078: Cephalopodcast Plus Dream Journal</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/08/29/cephalopodcast-plus-dream-journal/</link>
<description>5 hours of Cephalotron mix plus one hour of Dream Journal soundtrack.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2019/2019-cephalotron/dreamjournal190824.mp3" length="120585711" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/08/29/cephalopodcast-plus-dream-journal/</guid>
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<title>2077: A 2019 Interview with Lisa Lutz</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/08/27/lisa-lutz-the-swallows</link>
<description>Lisa Lutz discusses The Swallows.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Aug 2019 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2019/2019-interviews/lisa_lutz-2019.mp3" length="73922715" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/08/27/lisa-lutz-the-swallows</guid>
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<title>2076: A 2019 Interview with Beth Macy</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/08/22/beth-macy-dopesick</link>
<description>Beth Macy discusses Dopesick.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2019 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2019/2019-interviews/beth_macy-2019.mp3" length="62969430" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/008/22/beth-macy-dopesick</guid>
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<title>2075: A 2019 Interview with Richard Kadrey</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/06/28/richard-kadrey-the-grand-dark</link>
<description>Richard Kadrey discusses The Grand Dark.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2019 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2019/2019-interviews/richard_kadrey-2019.mp3" length="78297584" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/06/28/richard-kadrey-the-grand-dark</guid>
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<title>2075: A 2019 Interview with Neal Stephenson</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/neal-stephenson-fall-or-dodge-in-hell</link>
<description>Neal Stephenson discusses Fall, or Dodge in Hell.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2019/2019-interviews/neal_stephenson-2019.mp3" length="69923409" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/neal-stephenson-fall-or-dodge-in-hell</guid>
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<title>2074: A Short 2018 Interview with Neal Stephenson</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/neal-stephenson-fall-or-dodge-in-hell#ttr280</link>
<description>Neal Stephenson discusses Fall, or Dodge in Hell.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2019 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2019/2019-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep281_neal_stephenson.mp3" length="1663174" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2019/06/11/neal-stephenson-fall-or-dodge-in-hell#ttr281</guid>
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<title>2073: A 2018 Interview with Malcolm Nance</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/07/18/malcolm-nance-reveals-the-plot-to-destroy-democracy-history-repeating/</link>
<description>Malcolm Nance discusses The Plot to Destroy Democracy: How Putin and His Spies Are Undermining America and Dismantling the West.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2018 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-interviews/malcolm_nance-2018.mp3" length="86335241" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/07/18/malcolm-nance-reveals-the-plot-to-destroy-democracy-history-repeating/</guid>
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<title>2072: A 2018 Interview with Ben Rhodes</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/07/06/ben-rhodes-sees-the-world-as-it-is-sweeping-the-sand-back-into-the-sea/</link>
<description>Ben Rhodes discusses The World as It Is: A Memoir of the Obama White House.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-interviews/ben_rhodes-2018.mp3" length="77702378" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/07/06/ben-rhodes-sees-the-world-as-it-is-sweeping-the-sand-back-into-the-sea/</guid>
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<title>2071: A 2018 Interview with Chris Feliciano Arnold</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/06/18/chris-feliciano-arnold-explores-the-third-bank-of-the-river-distributing-dystopia/</link>
<description>Chris Feliciano Arnold discusses The Third Bank of the River: Power and Survival in the Twenty-First-Century Amazon.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-interviews/chris_feliciano_arnold-2018.mp3" length="90724387" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/06/18/chris-feliciano-arnold-explores-the-third-bank-of-the-river-distributing-dystopia</guid>
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<title>2070: A Short 2018 Interview with Chris Feliciano Arnold</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/06/17/chris-feliciano-arnold-explores-the-third-bank-of-the-river-distributing-dystopia/#ttr280</link>
<description>Chris Feliciano Arnold discusses The Third Bank of the River: Power and Survival in the Twenty-First-Century Amazon.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2018 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep280_chris_feliciano_arnold.mp3" length="13431626" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/06/18/chris-feliciano-arnold-explores-the-third-bank-of-the-river-distributing-dystopia/#ttr280</guid>
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<title>2069: A 2018 Interview with Laurie R. King</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/06/17/laurie-r-king-on-island-of-the-mad-razor-wit-and-reason/</link>
<description>Laurie R. King discusses Island of the Mad.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-interviews/laurie_r_king-2018.mp3" length="76938713" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/29/laurie-r-king-on-island-of-the-mad-razor-wit-and-reason</guid>
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<title>2068: A Short 2018 Interview with Laurie R. King</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/06/17/laurie-r-king-on-island-of-the-mad-razor-wit-and-reason/#ttr279</link>
<description>Laurie R. King discusses Island of the Mad.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2018 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep279_laurie_r_king.mp3" length="9878220" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/06/17/laurie-r-king-on-island-of-the-mad-razor-wit-and-reason/#ttr279</guid>
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<title>2067: A 2018 Interview with Jennifer Egan</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/06/12/jennifer-egan-manhattan-beach-drowning-noir</link>
<description>Jennifer Egan discusses Manhattan Beach.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2018 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-interviews/jennifer_egan-2018.mp3" length="74154547" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/06/12/jennifer-egan-manhattan-beach-drowning-noir</guid>
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<title>2066: A 2018 Interview with Edoardo Nesi</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/04/04/edoardo-nesi-everything-is-broken-up-and-dances-the-crushing-of-the-middle-class</link>
<description>Edoardo Nesi discusses Everything Is Broken Up and Dances: The Crushing of the Middle Class, co-written with Guido Maria Brera.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-interviews/edoardo_nesi-2018.mp3" length="81812275" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/04/04/edoardo-nesi-everything-is-broken-up-and-dances-the-crushing-of-the-middle-class</guid>
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<title>2065: A 2018 Interview with Vlad Kreimer</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/29/vlad-kreimer-organismic-synthesizers</link>
<description>Vlad Kreimer discusses music,art, Russia, and the Lyra-8.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-interviews/vlad_kreimer-2018.mp3" length="79966546" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/29/vlad-kreimer-organismic-synthesizers</guid>
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<title>2064: A 2018 Interview with Andy Weir</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/29/andy-weir-builds-artemis-sphere-by-sphere</link>
<description>Andy Weir discusses Artemis.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-interviews/andy_weir-2017.mp3" length="88770736" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/29/andy-weir-builds-artemis-sphere-by-sphere</guid>
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<title>2063: A Short 2018 Interview with Andy Weir</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/29/andy-weir-builds-artemis-sphere-by-sphere/#ttr228</link>
<description>Andy Weir discusses Artemis.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2018 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep278_andy_weir.mp3" length="9952633" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/29/andy-weir-builds-artemis-sphere-by-sphere/#ttr228</guid>
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<title>2062: A 2018 Interview with Andre Aciman</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/06/andre-aciman-asks-call-me-by-your-name-tension-and-attention</link>
<description>Andre Aciman discusses Call Me by Your Name and the Oscar-winning movie adaptation.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-interviews/andre_aciman-2018.mp3" length="71092783" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/06/andre-aciman-asks-call-me-by-your-name-tension-and-attention</guid>
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<title>2061: A Short 2018 Interview with Andre Aciman</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/06/andre-aciman-asks-call-me-by-your-name-tension-and-attention/#ttr227</link>
<description>Andre Aciman discusses Call Me by Your Name and the Oscar-winning movie adaptation.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep277_andre_aciman.mp3" length="17736545" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/06/andre-aciman-asks-call-me-by-your-name-tension-and-attention/#ttr227</guid>
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<title>2060: A 2018 Interview with David Frum</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/01/david-frum-vs-trumpocracy-the-corruption-of-the-american-republic</link>
<description>David Frum discusses his book Trumpocracy: The Corruption of the American Republic.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2018 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2018/2018-interviews/david_frum-2018.mp3" length="67964419" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2018/03/01/david-frum-vs-trumpocracy-the-corruption-of-the-american-republic</guid>
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<title>2059:Two of a Perfect Pair: Jeff Goodell and Kim Stanley Robinson Discuss Our Liquid Future</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/12/03/two-of-a-perfect-pair-jeff-goodell-and-kim-stanley-robinson-discuss-our-liquid-future</link>
<description>Jeff Goodell and Kim Stanley Robinson discuss Our Liquid Future.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2017 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/2_of_a_perect_pair-robinson_goodell-2017.mp3" length="68481086" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/12/03/two-of-a-perfect-pair-jeff-goodell-and-kim-stanley-robinson-discuss-our-liquid-future</guid>
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<title>2058:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Jeff Goodell</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/jeff-goodell-knows-the-water-will-come-physics-change-and-humanity/#ttrjg</link>
<description>Jeff Goodell discusses his book The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep276_jeff_goodell.mp3" length="15249648" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/jeff-goodell-knows-the-water-will-come-physics-change-and-humanity/#ttrjg</guid>
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<title>2057:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Jeff Goodell</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/jeff-goodell-knows-the-water-will-come-physics-change-and-humanity/</link>
<description>eff Goodell discusses his book The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Nov 2017 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/jeff_goodell-2017.mp3" length="81939979" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/11/16/jeff-goodell-knows-the-water-will-come-physics-change-and-humanity/</guid>
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<title>2056:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Beth Macy</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/11/15/beth-macy-traces-truevine-stories-webs-traps-and-truth/</link>
<description>Beth Macy discusses tracking down the stories and truths and myths for her nonfiction work Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Nov 2017 06:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/beth_macy-2017.mp3" length="80147491" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/11/15/beth-macy-traces-truevine-stories-webs-traps-and-truth/</guid>
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<title>2055:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Rob Reid</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/10/30/rob-reid-after-on-narrating-the-intellipocalypse/</link>
<description>Rob Reid discusses Silicon Valley, super-intelligence and narration and his novel After On.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Oct 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/rob_reid-2017.mp3" length="107000758" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2054:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Annalee Newitz</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/annalee-newitz-is-autonomous-indentured-to-self/</link>
<description>Analee Newitz talks about patent failures, emotions, robots, humans and her new novel, Autonomous.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/annalee_newitz-2017.mp3" length="75036492" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/10/18/annalee-newitz-is-autonomous-indentured-to-self/</guid>
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<title>2053:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Muhammed Yunus</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/muhammad-yunus-creates-a-world-of-three-zeros-worldbuilding-writ-large/</link>
<description>Muhammed Yunus discusses micro-lending, social business and his new book, A World of Three Zeros: The New Economics of Zero Poverty, Zero Unemployment, and Zero Net Carbon Emissions.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/muhammad_yunus-2017.mp3" length="82721193" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2052:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Ann Leckie</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/10/05/ann-leckie-provenance-values-real-and-imagined/#ttral</link>
<description>Ann Leckie discusses The Imperial Radch trilogy and her latest novel set in the same universe, Provenance.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep275_ann_leckie.mp3" length="11531913" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/10/05/ann-leckie-provenance-values-real-and-imagined/#ttral</guid>
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<title>2051:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Ann Leckie</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/10/05/ann-leckie-provenance-values-real-and-imagined/</link>
<description>Ann Leckie discusses The Imperial Radch trilogy and her latest novel set in the same universe, Provenance.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Oct 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/ann_leckie-2017.mp3" length="76346084" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2050:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Loren Rhoads</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/10/02/loren-rhoads-suggests-199-cemeteries-to-see-before-you-die-life-death-and-everything-in-between/#ttrlr</link>
<description>Loren Rhoads discusses life, death, everything in-between and her book 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep274_loren_rhoads.mp3" length="14140089" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>2049:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Loren Rhoads</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/10/02/loren-rhoads-suggests-199-cemeteries-to-see-before-you-die-life-death-and-everything-in-between/</link>
<description>Loren Rhoads discusses life, death, everything in-between and her book 199 Cemeteries to See Before You Die.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>
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<title>2048:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Daniel Handler</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/daniel-handler-knows-all-the-dirty-parts-inside-mind-to-inside-story/#ttrdh</link>
<description>Daniel Handler discusses his new novel All the Dirty Parts.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>2047:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Daniel Handler</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/27/daniel-handler-knows-all-the-dirty-parts-inside-mind-to-inside-story/</link>
<description>Daniel Handler discusses his new novel All the Dirty Parts.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Sep 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/daniel_handler-2017.mp3" length="67244796" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2046:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Robin Sloan</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/robin-sloan-grows-sourdough-starter-culture/#ttrrs</link>
<description>Robin Sloan discusses his new novel Sourdough, robotics, and cultures of all varieties.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep272_robin_sloan.mp3" length="11843768" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/25/robin-sloan-grows-sourdough-starter-culture/#ttrrs</guid>
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<title>2045:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Robin Sloan</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/robin-sloan-grows-sourdough-starter-culture/</link>
<description>Robin Sloan discusses his new novel Sourdough, robotics, and cultures of all varieties.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Sep 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/robin_sloan-2017.mp3" length="71132727" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2044:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Gabriel Tallent</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/gabriel-tallent-and-my-absolute-darling-the-beasts-within/#ttrgt</link>
<description>Gabriel Tallent discusses his book My Absolute Darling.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep271_gabriel_tallent.mp3" length="14055979" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/gabriel-tallent-and-my-absolute-darling-the-beasts-within/#ttrgt</guid>
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<title>2043:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Gabriel Tallent</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/21/gabriel-tallent-and-my-absolute-darling-the-beasts-within/</link>
<description>Gabriel Tallent discusses his book My Absolute Darling.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Sep 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/gabriel_tallent-2017.mp3" length="72274754" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2042:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Robert Wright</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/robert-wright-reveals-why-buddhism-is-true-the-science-and-philosophy-of-meditation-and-enlightenment/#ttrrw</link>
<description>Robert Wright discusses his book Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep270_robert_wright.mp3" length="7847978" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/robert-wright-reveals-why-buddhism-is-true-the-science-and-philosophy-of-meditation-and-enlightenment/#ttrrw</guid>
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<title>2041:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Robert Wright</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/robert-wright-reveals-why-buddhism-is-true-the-science-and-philosophy-of-meditation-and-enlightenment/</link>
<description>Robert Wright discusses his book Why Buddhism is True: The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/robert_wright-2017.mp3" length="101319588" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2040:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Andrew Sean Greer</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/15/andrew-sean-greer-finds-less-teller-and-tale/#ttrasg</link>
<description>Andrew Sean Greer discusses his book Less.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep269_andrew_sean_greer.mp3" length="6489336" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/15/andrew-sean-greer-finds-less-teller-and-tale/#ttrasg</guid>
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<title>2039:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Andrew Sean Greer</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/15/andrew-sean-greer-finds-less-teller-and-tale/</link>
<description>Andrew Sean Greer discusses his book Less.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/andrew_sean_greer-2017.mp3" length="79513271" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2038:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Meg Gardiner</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/12/meg-gardiner-pursues-unsub-family-business/</link>
<description>Meg Gardiner discusses her book Unsub.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Sep 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/meg_gardiner-2017.mp3" length="57835330" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2038:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Robert Repino</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/11/robert-repino-unleashes-darc-empowering-fun/</link>
<description>Robert Repino discusses his book DArc.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Sep 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/robert-repino-2017.mp3" length="75111434" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2037:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Daniel H. Wilson</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/daniel-h-wilson-winds-the-clockwork-dynasty-a-survival-of-ancient-beings/#ttrdhw</link>
<description>Daniel H. Wilson discusses his book The Clockwork Dynasty.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep268_daniel_h_wilson.mp3" length="9881890" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/daniel-h-wilson-winds-the-clockwork-dynasty-a-survival-of-ancient-beings/#ttrdhw</guid>
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<title>2036:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Daniel H. Wilson</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/09/05/daniel-h-wilson-winds-the-clockwork-dynasty-a-survival-of-ancient-beings/</link>
<description>Daniel H. Wilson discusses his book The Clockwork Dynasty.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/daniel_h_wilson-2017.mp3" length="83969529" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2035:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Tal M. Klein</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/08/31/tal-m-klein-throws-the-punch-escrow-which-me-am-i/#ttrtk</link>
<description>Tal M. Klein discusses his book The Punch Escrow.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep267_tal_m_klein.mp3" length="9881890" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/08/31/tal-m-klein-throws-the-punch-escrow-which-me-am-i/#ttrtk</guid>
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<title>2034:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Tal M. Klein</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/08/31/tal-m-klein-throws-the-punch-escrow-which-me-am-i/</link>
<description>Tal M. Klein discusses his book The Punch Escrow.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/tal_m_klein-2017.mp3" length="79892129" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2033:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Christopher Brown</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/08/07/christopher-browns-tropic-of-kansas-topian-fiction/#ttrcb</link>
<description>Christopher Brown discusses his book Tropic of Kansas.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep266_christopher_brown.mp3" length="10786244" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/08/07/christopher-browns-tropic-of-kansas-topian-fiction/#ttrcb</guid>
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<title>2032:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Christopher Brown</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/08/07/christopher-browns-tropic-of-kansas-topian-fiction/</link>
<description>Christopher Brown discusses his book Tropic of Kansas.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/christopher_brown-2017.mp3" length="83494202" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2031:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Jimmy Soni and Rob Goodman</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/jimmy-soni-and-rob-goodman-examine-a-mind-at-play-how-claude-shannon-invented-the-information-age/</link>
<description>Jinny Soni and Rob Goodman discuss A Mind at Play:How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/jimmy_soni_rob_goodman-2017.mp3" length="84405846" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2030:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Rick Wartzman</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/31/rick-wartzman-explores-the-end-of-loyalty-the-rise-and-fall-of-good-jobs-in-america-from-we-to-i/#ttrrw</link>
<description>Rick Wartzman discusses his book The End of Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep265_rick_wartzman.mp3" length="10109453" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/31/rick-wartzman-explores-the-end-of-loyalty-the-rise-and-fall-of-good-jobs-in-america-from-we-to-i/#ttrrw</guid>
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<title>2029:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Rick Wartzman</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/31/rick-wartzman-explores-the-end-of-loyalty-the-rise-and-fall-of-good-jobs-in-america-from-we-to-i/</link>
<description>Rick Wartzman discusses his book The End of Loyalty: The Rise and Fall of Good Jobs in America.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/rick_wartzman-2017.mp3" length="76077191" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2028:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Thomas E. Ricks</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/25/thomas-e-ricks-and-churchill-and-orwell-atomic-freedom/</link>
<description>Thomas E. Ricks discusses Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/thomas_e_ricks-2017.mp3" length="70306372" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2027:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Danny Goldberg</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/18/danny-goldberg-is-in-search-of-the-lost-chord-new-ideas-and-newer-ideas/</link>
<description>Danny Goldberg discusses In Search of the Lost Chord: 1967 and the Hippie Idea.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/danny_goldberg-2017.mp3" length="79665126" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2026:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Leslie S. Klinger and Laurie R. King</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/14/laura-caldwell-leslie-s-klinger-and-laurie-r-king-examine-the-anatomy-of-innocence-story-ark/</link>
<description>Leslie S. Klinger and Laurie R. King discuss Anatomy of Innocence, an anthology.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/laurie_r_king_les_klinger-2017.mp3" length="66887143" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2025:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Daryl Gregory</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/10/daryl-gregory-discovers-spoonbenders-take-the-astral-plane/#ttrdg</link>
<description>Daryl Gregory discusses his novel about an American family of psychics, Spoonbenders.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep264_daryl_gregory-2017.mp3" length="9566671" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/10/daryl-gregory-discovers-spoonbenders-take-the-astral-plane/#ttrdg</guid>
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<title>2024:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Daryl Gregory</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/10/daryl-gregory-discovers-spoonbenders-take-the-astral-plane/</link>
<description>Daryl Gregory discusses his novel about an American family of psychics, Spoonbenders.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/daryl_gregory-2017.mp3" length="66500222" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2023:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Manal al-Sharif</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/06/manal-al-sharif-daring-to-drive-change-comes-from-within/#ttrmas</link>
<description>Manal al-Sharif discusses her powerful memoir Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakning.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep263_manal_al_sharif.mp3" length="9803384" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/06/manal-al-sharif-daring-to-drive-change-comes-from-within/#ttrmas</guid>
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<title>2022:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Manal al-Sharif</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/06/manal-al-sharif-daring-to-drive-change-comes-from-within/</link>
<description>Manal al-Sharif discusses her powerful memoir Daring to Drive: A Saudi Woman's Awakning.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/manal_al_sharif-2017.mp3" length="71522358" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2021:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Steven Kotler</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/05/steven-kotler-and-jamie-wheal-are-stealing-fire-changing-your-mind/#ttrsk</link>
<description>Steven Kotler discusses his book co-written with Jamie Wheal, Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep262_steven_kotler.mp3" length="13414766" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/05/steven-kotler-and-jamie-wheal-are-stealing-fire-changing-your-mind/#ttrsk</guid>
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<title>2020:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Steven Kotler</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/07/05/steven-kotler-and-jamie-wheal-are-stealing-fire-changing-your-mind/</link>
<description>Steven Kotler discusses his book co-written with Jamie Wheal, Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, the Navy SEALs, and Maverick Scientists Are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jul 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/steven_kotler-2017.mp3" length="73120640" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2019:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Omar El Akkad</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/omar-el-akkad-brings-home-american-war-rise-and-fall/#ttroea</link>
<description>Omar El Akkad discusses his novel, American War.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep261_omar_el_akkad.mp3" length="9071687" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>2018:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Omar El Akkad</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/15/omar-el-akkad-brings-home-american-war-rise-and-fall/</link>
<description>Omar El Akkad discusses his novel, American War.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/omar_el_akkad-2017.mp3" length="75512764" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2017:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Bruce Feiler</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/bruce-feiler-discovers-the-first-love-story-the-import-of-imprint/#ttrbf</link>
<description>Bruce Feiler discusses his book The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us, a look at how the primal myth informs our understanding of ourselves.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep260_bruce_feiler.mp3" length="8314671" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/bruce-feiler-discovers-the-first-love-story-the-import-of-imprint/#ttrbf</guid>
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<title>2016:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Bruce Feiler</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/13/bruce-feiler-discovers-the-first-love-story-the-import-of-imprint/</link>
<description>Bruce Feiler discusses his book The First Love Story: Adam, Eve, and Us, a look at how the primal myth informs our understanding of ourselves.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/bruce_feiler-2017.mp3" length="58752509" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2015:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Laurie R. King</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/09/laurie-r-king-weaves-lockdown-tapestry-mosaic-and-suspense/</link>
<description>Laurie R. King discusses her tense new novel, Lockdown.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/laurie_r_king-2017.mp3" length="83241465" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/09/laurie-r-king-weaves-lockdown-tapestry-mosaic-and-suspense/</guid>
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<title>2014:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Jeff Guinn</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/07/jeff-guinn-takes-the-road-to-jonestown-the-making-of-a-demagogue/#ttrjg</link>
<description>Jeff Guinn discusses his masterful biography of Jim Jones, The Road to Jonestown.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep259_jeff_guinn.mp3" length="10021223" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/07/jeff-guinn-takes-the-road-to-jonestown-the-making-of-a-demagogue/#ttrjg</guid>
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<title>2013:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Jeff Guinn</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/07/jeff-guinn-takes-the-road-to-jonestown-the-making-of-a-demagogue/</link>
<description>Jeff Guinn discusses his masterful biography of Jim Jones, The Road to Jonestown.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/jeff_guinn-2017.mp3" length="83882121" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/07/jeff-guinn-takes-the-road-to-jonestown-the-making-of-a-demagogue/</guid>
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<title>2012:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Steve Silberman</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/06/steve-silberman-explores-the-secret-history-of-autism-neurotribes-the-legacy-of-autism-and-the-future-of-neurodiversity/#ttrss</link>
<description>Steve Silberman discusses his masterful history of autism, Neurotribes.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep258_steve_silberman.mp3" length="13448441" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/06/steve-silberman-explores-the-secret-history-of-autism-neurotribes-the-legacy-of-autism-and-the-future-of-neurodiversity/#ttrss</guid>
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<title>2011:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Steve Silberman</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/06/06/steve-silberman-explores-the-secret-history-of-autism-neurotribes-the-legacy-of-autism-and-the-future-of-neurodiversity/</link>
<description>Steve Silberman discusses his masterful history of autism, Neurotribes.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jun 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/steve_silberman-2016.mp3" length="72397600" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2010:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Jennifer Ackerman</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/30/jennifer-ackerman-explores-the-genius-of-birds-our-flying-aliens/#ttrja</link>
<description>Jennifer Ackerman discusses her book The Genius of Birds.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep257_jennifer_ackerman.mp3" length="10295105" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/30/jennifer-ackerman-explores-the-genius-of-birds-our-flying-aliens/#ttrja</guid>
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<title>2009:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Jennifer Ackerman</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/30/jennifer-ackerman-explores-the-genius-of-birds-our-flying-aliens/</link>
<description>Jennifer Ackerman discusses her book The Genius of Birds.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/jennifer_ackerman-2017.mp3" length="70562089" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2008:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Annie Jacobsen</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/annie-jacobsen-experiences-phenomena-science-sensibility-and-the-supernatural/#ttraj</link>
<description>Annie Jacobsen discusses her book Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep256_annie_jacobsen-2017.mp3" length="5895886" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/annie-jacobsen-experiences-phenomena-science-sensibility-and-the-supernatural/#ttraj</guid>
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<title>2007:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Annie Jacobsen</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/22/annie-jacobsen-experiences-phenomena-science-sensibility-and-the-supernatural/</link>
<description>Annie Jacobsen discusses her book Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/annie_jacobsen-2017.mp3" length="65760997" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2006:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Garrett M. Graff</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/18/garrett-m-graff-visits-raven-rock-while-the-rest-of-us-die/</link>
<description>Garrett M. Graff discusses his book Raven Rock: The Story of the U.S. Government's Secret Plan to Save Itself--While the Rest of Us Die.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/garrett_m_graff-2017.mp3" length="84851971" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2005:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Ariel Levy</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/for-ariel-levy-the-rules-do-not-apply-the-laws-of-refraction/#ttral</link>
<description>Ariel Levy discusses her memoir, The Rules Do Not Apply.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep255_ariel_levy-2017.mp3" length="9473494" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/for-ariel-levy-the-rules-do-not-apply-the-laws-of-refraction/#ttral</guid>
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<title>2004:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Ariel Levy</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/16/for-ariel-levy-the-rules-do-not-apply-the-laws-of-refraction/</link>
<description>Ariel Levy discusses her memoir, The Rules Do Not Apply.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/ariel_levy-2017.mp3" length="81417207" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2003:A 2017 Interview With Elan Mastai</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/12/elan-mastai-lives-through-all-our-wrong-todays-lighting-fools</link>
<description>Elan Mastai discusses his brilliant first novel, All Our Wrong Todays.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/elan_mastai-2017.mp3" length="83567198" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/12/elan-mastai-lives-through-all-our-wrong-todays-lighting-fools</guid>
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<title>2002:A 2017 Interview With Cory Doctorow and John Scalzi</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/cory-doctorow-elects-to-walkaway-utopia-as-nothing-to-lose/#ttrcdjs</link>
<description>Cory Doctorow and John Scalzi discuss science, science fiction and writing.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/cory_doctorow_john_scalzi-2017.mp3" length="21828182" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2001:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With John Scalzi</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/john-scalzi-shores-up-the-collapsing-empire-an-entire-universe-of-smart-snark/</link>
<description>John Scalzi discusses his novel The Collapsing Empire.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/john_scalzi-2017.mp3" length="45744001" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>2000:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Cory Doctorow</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/03/cory-doctorow-elects-to-walkaway-utopia-as-nothing-to-lose/</link>
<description>Cory Doctorow discusses his novel Walkaway.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 May 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/cory_doctorow-2017.mp3" length="51283868" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1999:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Barbara Feinman Todd</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/barbara-feinman-todd-pretend-im-not-here-the-ghosts-story/#ttrbft</link>
<description>Barbara Feinman Todd discusses her book Pretend I'm Not Here: How I Worked with Three Newspaper Icons, One Powerful First Lady, and Still Managed to Dig Myself Out of the Washington Swamp.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep254_barbara_feinman_todd.mp3" length="13018064" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/barbara-feinman-todd-pretend-im-not-here-the-ghosts-story/#ttrbft</guid>
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<title>1998:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Barbara Feinman Todd</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/barbara-feinman-todd-pretend-im-not-here-the-ghosts-story/</link>
<description>Barbara Feinman Todd discusses her book Pretend I'm Not Here: How I Worked with Three Newspaper Icons, One Powerful First Lady, and Still Managed to Dig Myself Out of the Washington Swamp.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 May 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/barbara_feinman_todd-2017.mp3" length="66989329" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1997:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Will Schwalbe</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/25/will-schwalbe-finds-books-for-living-what-are-you-reading/</link>
<description>Willl Schwalbe discusses his life as a reader, books, the power of reading and his new book, Books for Living.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/will_schwalbe-2017.mp3" length="72920603" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1996:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Florence Williams</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/24/florence-williams-gets-the-nature-fix-quantizing-intuition/</link>
<description>Florence Williams discusses her book The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Apr 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/florence_williams-2017.mp3" length="79687925" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1995:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Joe R. Lansdale</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/joe-r-lansdale-floats-rusty-puppy-rot-within/#ttrjrl</link>
<description>Joe R. Lansdale discusses Rusty Puppy, Hap and Leonard and much more.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep253_joe_r_lansdale.mp3" length="8967502" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/joe-r-lansdale-floats-rusty-puppy-rot-within/#ttrjrl</guid>
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<title>1994:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Joe R. Lansdale</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/14/joe-r-lansdale-floats-rusty-puppy-rot-within/</link>
<description>Joe R. Lansdale discusses Rusty Puppy, Hap and Leonard and much more.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/joe_r_lansdale-2017.mp3" length="65575672" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1512: A 2013 Interview with Philip Meyer</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/09/phillip-meyer-sires-the-son-building-texas-world-by-world/</link>
<description>"...the folks who moved out there knew they were moving to a combat zone..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2017 16:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/phillip_meyer-2013.mp3" length="72395465" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/09/phillip-meyer-sires-the-son-building-texas-world-by-world/</guid>
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<title>1511: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 114: Phillip Meyer</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/09/phillip-meyer-sires-the-son-building-texas-world-by-world/#ttrpm</link>
<description>The Son</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2017 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep114_phillip_meyer.mp3" length="6612047" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/09/phillip-meyer-sires-the-son-building-texas-world-by-world/#ttrpm</guid>
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<title>1993:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Oliver Luckett</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/oliver-luckett-and-michael-casey-examine-the-social-organism-its-alive</link>
<description>Oliver Luckett discusses The Social Organism, his book cowritten with Michael J. Casey, which looks at social media as a living organism.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/oliver_luckett-2017.mp3" length="71884871" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1992:A 2017 Mini-Interview With Shannon Leone Fowler</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/03/shannon-leone-fowler-traveling-with-ghosts-memoir-of-refraction/#ttrslf</link>
<description>Shannon Leone Fowler discusses her memoir Traveling With Ghosts.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep252_shannon_leone_fowler-2017.mp3" length="17904834" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/03/shannon-leone-fowler-traveling-with-ghosts-memoir-of-refraction/#ttrslf</guid>
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<title>1991:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Shannon Leone Fowler</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/04/03/shannon-leone-fowler-traveling-with-ghosts-memoir-of-refraction/</link>
<description>Shannon Leone Fowler discusses her memoir Traveling With Ghosts.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/shannon_leone_fowler-2017.mp3" length="71884871" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1990:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Ian Rankin</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/03/29/ian-rankin-would-rather-be-the-devil-better-than-the-one-you-dont/</link>
<description>Iaan Rankin and John Rebus are back for the 30th anniversary of John Rebus.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/ian_rankin-2017.mp3" length="77026891" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1989:A 2017 In-Depth Interview With Ottessa Moshfegh</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/03/23/ottessa-moshfegh-life-externalized/</link>
<description>Ottessa Moshfegh discusses her novel Eileen, her collection Homesick for Another World, and a variety of disturbing behaviors.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Mar 2017 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/ottessa_moshfegh-2017.mp3" length="75766700" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1988:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Sabaa Taahir</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/sabaa-tahir-lights-a-torch-against-the-night-flights-of-fantasy/#ttrst</link>
<description>Sabaa Taahir discusses her Laia and Elias novels An Ember in the Ashes and A Torch Against the Night.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep251_sabaa_tahir-2016.mp3" length="14362071" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>1987:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Sabaa Taahir</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/02/24/sabaa-tahir-lights-a-torch-against-the-night-flights-of-fantasy/</link>
<description>Sabaa Taahir discusses her Laia and Elias novels An Ember in the Ashes and A Torch Against the Night.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/sabaa_tahir-2016.mp3" length="70653005" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1986:A 2017 Interview With Douglas Preston</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/douglas-preston-follows-story-to-story-to-the-lost-city-of-the-monkey-god-a-true-story/</link>
<description>Douglas Preston discusses his new book The Lost City of the Monkey God.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/douglas_preston-2017.mp3" length="71660430" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/02/07/douglas-preston-follows-story-to-story-to-the-lost-city-of-the-monkey-god-a-true-story/</guid>
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<title>1985:A 2016 Interview With David Grinspoon</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/david-grinspoon-sees-earth-in-human-hands-learning-to-drive-a-planet/</link>
<description>David Grinspoon discusses the Fermi Paradox, Global climate change and his new book Earth in Human Hands.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/david_grinspoon-2016.mp3" length="69380686" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/02/01/david-grinspoon-sees-earth-in-human-hands-learning-to-drive-a-planet/</guid>
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<title>1984:A 2016 Phone Interview With Veronica Roth</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/veronica-roth-will-carve-the-mark-from-dystopia-to-space-opera/</link>
<description>Veronica Roth discusses Carve the Mark.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2017 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/veronica_roth-phone-2016.mp3" length="12668364" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/veronica-roth-will-carve-the-mark-from-dystopia-to-space-opera/</guid>
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<title>1983:A 2016 Interview With Edward R. Tufte</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/edward-r-tuftes-visual-explanations-in-truth-beauty/</link>
<description>Edward R. Tufte discusses the presentation of data.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2017 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/edward_r_tufte-2016.mp3" length="91400629" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/01/13/edward-r-tuftes-visual-explanations-in-truth-beauty/</guid>
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<title>1982:A 2016 Interview With Senator George Mitchell and Alon Sachar</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/01/10/george-j-mitchell-and-alon-sachar-chart-a-path-to-peace-a-pragmatic-prescription-for-the-middle-east/</link>
<description>Senator George Mitchell and Alon Sachar discuss the history of and prospects for peace in the Middle East.  </description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2017 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/george_mitchell_alon_sachar-2016.mp3" length="93505590" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/01/10/george-j-mitchell-and-alon-sachar-chart-a-path-to-peace-a-pragmatic-prescription-for-the-middle-east/</guid>
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<title>1981:A 2016  Short Interview With Douglas Preston</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/douglas-preston-tours-the-lost-city-of-the-monkey-god/</link>
<description>Douglas Preston discusses lidar, archaeology and his book The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story in a short interview</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2017 09:20:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/douglas_preston-2017-short.mp3" length="15913739" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/01/06/douglas-preston-tours-the-lost-city-of-the-monkey-god/</guid>
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<title>1980:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Matt Simon</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/matt-simon-brainwashes-caterpillars-with-wasps-evolutions-extremes/#ttrms</link>
<description>Matt Simon discusses The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar: Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2017 12:40:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep250_matt_simon.mp3" length="12712007" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/matt-simon-brainwashes-caterpillars-with-wasps-evolutions-extremes/#ttrms</guid>
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<title>1979:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Matt Simon</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2017/01/05/matt-simon-brainwashes-caterpillars-with-wasps-evolutions-extremes/</link>
<description>Matt Simon discusses The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar: Evolution's Most Unbelievable Solutions to Life's Biggest Problems.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2017 12:40:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2017/2017-interviews/matt_simon-2016.mp3" length="83302792" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1978:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Douglas Abrams.</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/12/30/his-holiness-the-dalai-lama-archbishop-desmond-tutu-and-doug-abrams-create-the-book-of-joy-lasting-happiness-in-a-changing-world/</link>
<description>Douglas Abrams discusses The Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World.</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2016 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/douglas_carlton_abrams-2016.mp3" length="62408596" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>1977:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With John Langan</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/12/20/john-langan-catches-the-fisherman-rising-tides/</link>
<description>John Langan discusses his novel of grief and cosmic terror The Fisherman.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2016 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/john_langan-2016.mp3" length="76825637" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1976:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Tim Wu</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/tim-wu-suggests-spend-our-attention-on-the-attention-merchants-how-can-my-product-be-a-deliverance-for-you/#ttrtw</link>
<description>Tim Wu discusses The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep249_tim_wu.mp3" length="6408024" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/tim-wu-suggests-spend-our-attention-on-the-attention-merchants-how-can-my-product-be-a-deliverance-for-you/#ttrtw</guid>
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<title>1975:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Tim Wu</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/tim-wu-suggests-spend-our-attention-on-the-attention-merchants-how-can-my-product-be-a-deliverance-for-you/</link>
<description>Tim Wu discusses The Attention Merchants: The Epic Scramble to Get Inside Our Heads.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2016 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/tim_wu-2016.mp3" length="79166758" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1974:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Dan Slater</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/11/10/dan-slater-raises-wolf-boys-they-would-bring-live-captives-from-the-rival-cartel-who-had-been-detained-into-the-camp-essentially-as-human-target-practice/#ttrds</link>
<description>Dan Slater discusses Wolf Boys: Two American Teenagers and Mexicos Most Dangerous Drug Cartel.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep248_dan_slater.mp3" length="9235978" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/11/10/dan-slater-raises-wolf-boys-they-would-bring-live-captives-from-the-rival-cartel-who-had-been-detained-into-the-camp-essentially-as-human-target-practice/#ttrds</guid>
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<title>1973:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Dan Slater</title>
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https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/11/10/dan-slater-raises-wolf-boys-they-would-bring-live-captives-from-the-rival-cartel-who-had-been-detained-into-the-camp-essentially-as-human-target-practice/
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<description>Dan Slater discusses Wolf Boys: Two American Teenagers and Mexicos Most Dangerous Drug Cartel.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2016 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/dan_slater-2016.mp3" length="78777895" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1972:A 2016 Mini-Interview With T. C. Boyle</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/11/09/t-c-boyle-launches-the-terranauts-a-lot-of-people-couldn't-believe-that-they-would-stay-in-and-that-they'd-sneak-out-at-night-to-mcdonalds/#ttrtcb</link>
<description>T. C. Boyle discusses The Terranauts.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep247_tc_boyle.mp3" length="10996862" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/11/09/t-c-boyle-launches-the-terranauts-a-lot-of-people-couldn't-believe-that-they-would-stay-in-and-that-they'd-sneak-out-at-night-to-mcdonalds/#ttrtcb</guid>
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<title>1971:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With T. C. Boyle</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/11/09/t-c-boyle-launches-the-terranauts-a-lot-of-people-couldnt-believe-that-they-would-stay-in-and-that-theyd-sneak-out-at-night-to-mcdonalds/
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<description>T. C. Boyle discusses The Terranauts.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2016 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/tc_boyle-2016.mp3" length="70485815" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1970:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Colson Whitehead</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/11/08/colson-whitehead-boards-the-underground-railroad-the-book-is-being-rebooted-every-sixty-pages/#ttrcw</link>
<description>Colson Whitehead discusses The Underground Railroad.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep246_colson_whitehead.mp3" length="12498353" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/11/08/colson-whitehead-boards-the-underground-railroad-the-book-is-being-rebooted-every-sixty-pages/#ttrcw</guid>
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<title>1969:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Colson Whitehead</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/11/08/colson-whitehead-boards-the-underground-railroad-the-book-is-being-rebooted-every-sixty-pages/
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<description>Colson Whitehead discusses The Underground Railroad.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2016 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/colson_whitehead-2016.mp3" length="69853207" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1968:A 2016Interview With Paul McComas and Steven Sullivan</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/10/16/paul-mccomas-and-steven-sullivan-navigate-uncanny-encounters-rod-serling-used-to-tour-the-nation</link>
<description>Paul McComas and Steven Sullivan discuss Uncanny Encounters.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/paul_mccomas_steven-sullivan-2016.mp3" length="46150886" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/10/16/paul-mccomas-and-steven-sullivan-navigate-uncanny-encounters-rod-serling-used-to-tour-the-nation</guid>
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<title>1967:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Carl Hiaasen</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/10/13/carl-hiaasen-sends-andy-yancy-from-bad-monkey-to-razor-girl-can-satire-keep-ahead-of-reality/#ttrch</link>
<description>Carl Hiaasen discusses Bad Monkey and Razor Girl, the Andy Yancy novels.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep245_carl_hiaasen.mp3" length="11661170" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/10/13/carl-hiaasen-sends-andy-yancy-from-bad-monkey-to-razor-girl-can-satire-keep-ahead-of-reality/#ttrch</guid>
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<title>1966:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Carl Hiaasen</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/10/13/carl-hiaasen-sends-andy-yancy-from-bad-monkey-to-razor-girl-can-satire-keep-ahead-of-reality/
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<description>Carl Hiaasen discusses Bad Monkey and Razor Girl, the Andy Yancy novels.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/carl_hiaasen-2016.mp3" length="70036675" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1965:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Daniel J. Levitin</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/daniel-j-levitin-reveals-a-field-guide-to-lies-identifying-information-in-the-wild/#</link>
<description>Daniel J. Levitin discusses his new book, A Field Guide to Lies: Critical thinking in the Information Age.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep244_daniel_j_levitin.mp3" length="9316583" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/daniel-j-levitin-reveals-a-field-guide-to-lies-identifying-information-in-the-wild/#ttrdl</guid>
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<title>1964:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Daniel J. Levitin</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/09/27/daniel-j-levitin-reveals-a-field-guide-to-lies-identifying-information-in-the-wild/
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<description>Daniel J. Levitin discusses his new book, A Field Guide to Lies: Critical thinking in the Information Age.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/daniel_j_levitin-2016.mp3" length="79607691" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1963:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Forrest Leo</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/forrest-leo-meets-the-gentleman-the-devil-you-dont-know/#ttrfl</link>
<description>Forrest Leo discusses his new novel The Gentleman..</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep243_forrest_leo.mp3" length="9661277" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>1962:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Forrest Leo</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/09/13/forrest-leo-meets-the-gentleman-the-devil-you-dont-know/
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<description>Forrest Leo discusses his new novel, The Gentleman..</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/forrest_leo-2016.mp3" length="69818547" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>1961:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Jessi Klein</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/09/06/jessi-klein-youll-grow-out-of-it-walk-a-mile-in-her-high-heels/#ttrjk</link>
<description>Jessi Klein discusses her new memoir, You'll Grow Out of It.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep241_jessi_klein.mp3" length="18830547" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>1960:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Jessi Klein</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/09/06/jessi-klein-youll-grow-out-of-it-walk-a-mile-in-her-high-heels/
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<description>Jessi Klein discusses her new memoir, You'll Grow Out of It.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/jessi_klein-2016.mp3" length="62288663" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>1959:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Drew Magary</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/31/drew-magary-embarks-on-the-hike-21st-century-otherworlds-with-cell-phone/#ttrdm</link>
<description>Drew Magary discusses his new novel The Hike.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep240_drew_magary.mp3" length="11049209" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>1958:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Drew Magary</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/31/drew-magary-embarks-on-the-hike-21st-century-otherworlds-with-cell-phone/
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<description>Drew Magary discusses his new novel The Hike.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>1957:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Robynne Chutkan</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/30/dr-robynne-chutkan-m-d-reveals-the-microbiome-solution-a-radical-new-way-to-heal-your-body-from-the-inside-out/</link>
<description>A 2016 lightning round with Robynne Chutkan about her book The Microbiome Solution.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep238_robynne_chutkan.mp3" length="11550866" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>1956:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Kaui Hart Hemmings</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/kaui-hart-hemmings-explains-how-to-party-with-an-infant-the-mommy-track-and-the-parent-trap/#ttrkhh</link>
<description>Kaui Hart Hemmings discusses her new novel How to Party With an Infant.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep239_kaui_hart_hemmings.mp3" length="11968495" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/kaui-hart-hemmings-explains-how-to-party-with-an-infant-the-mommy-track-and-the-parent-trap/#ttrkhh</guid>
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<title>1955:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Kaui Hart Hemmings</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/29/kaui-hart-hemmings-explains-how-to-party-with-an-infant-the-mommy-track-and-the-parent-trap/
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<description>Kaui Hart Hemmings discusses her new novel How to Party With an Infant.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/kaui_hart_hemmings-2016.mp3" length="72209775" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1954:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Lindsay Hatton</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/lindsay-hatton-dives-into-monterey-bay-immersion-in-the-past/#ttrlh</link>
<description>Lindsay Hatton discusses her new novel Monterey Bay.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep237_lindsay-hatton.mp3" length="10270670" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/lindsay-hatton-dives-into-monterey-bay-immersion-in-the-past/#ttrlh</guid>
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<title>1953:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Lindsay Hatton</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/10/lindsay-hatton-dives-into-monterey-bay-immersion-in-the-past/
</link>
<description>Lindsay Hatton discusses her new novel Monterey Bay.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/lindsay_hatton-2016.mp3" length="70193465" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1952:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Lili Wright</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/lili_wright_on_dancing_with_the_tiger/#ttrlw</link>
<description>Lili Wright discusses her new novel Dancing With the Tiger.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep235_lili_wright.mp3" length="9894338" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/lili_wright_on_dancing_with_the_tiger/#ttrlw</guid>
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<title>1951:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Lili Wright</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/lili_wright_on_dancing_with_the_tiger/
</link>
<description>Lili Wright discusses her new novel Dancing With the Tiger.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/lili_wright-2016.mp3" length="79499575" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/01/lili_wright_on_dancing_with_the_tiger/
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<title>1950:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Ruth Wolever</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/ruth-wolever-thoughtfully-considers-the-mindful-diet-how-to-transform-your-relationship-with-food-for-lasting-weight-loss-and-vibrant-health/</link>
<description>Ruth Wolever discusses her book The Mindful Diet: How to Transform Your Relationship with Food for Lasting Weight Loss and Vibrant Health.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep236_ruth_wolever.mp3" length="12905714" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/ruth-wolever-thoughtfully-considers-the-mindful-diet-how-to-transform-your-relationship-with-food-for-lasting-weight-loss-and-vibrant-health/</guid>
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<title>1949:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Whit Stillman</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/08/02/whit-stillman-remixes-jane-austen-the-vindication-of-jane-austens-lady-susan-vernon/
</link>
<description>Whit Stillman discusses his new book and movie, Love and Friendship: In Which Jane Austen's Lady Susan Vernon Is Entirely Vindicated.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/whit_stillman-2016.mp3" length="57150484" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1948:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Justin Cronin</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/28/justin-cronin-reflects-the-city-of-mirrors/
</link>
<description>Justin Cronin discusses his new book The City of Mirrors, which completes The Passage trilogy.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/justin_cronin-2016.mp3" length="75823590" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1947:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Kevin Kelly</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/kevin-kelly-expects-the-inevitable-im-not-a-utopian/
</link>
<description>Kevin Kelly discusses his new book The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/kevin_kelly-2016.mp3" length="91602550" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1946:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Alan Furst</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/21/alan-furst-a-hero-of-france-now-then/
</link>
<description>Alan Furst discusses his new book A Hero of France.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/alan_furst-2016.mp3" length="77013209" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1945:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Dan White</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/dan-white-sleeps-under-the-stars-our-hilarious-love-affair-with-camping/
</link>
<description>Dan White discusses his new book Under the Stars: How America Fell in Love with Camping.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/dan_white-2016.mp3" length="84081239" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1944:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Dan White</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/dan-white-sleeps-under-the-stars-our-hilarious-love-affair-with-camping/#ttrdw</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Dan White about his book Under the Stars: How America Fell in Love with Camping.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep234_dan_white.mp3" length="13974450" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/19/dan-white-sleeps-under-the-stars-our-hilarious-love-affair-with-camping/#ttrdw</guid>
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<title>1943:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Adam Haslett</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/adam-haslett-imagine-me-gone-nature-nurture-and-free-will/
</link>
<description>Adam Haslett discusses his new book Imagine Me Gone.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/adam_haslett-2016.mp3" length="75101548" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1941:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Adam Haslett</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/adam-haslett-imagine-me-gone-nature-nurture-and-free-will/#ttrah</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Adam Haslett about his book Imagine Me Gone.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep232_adam_haslett.mp3" length="7580883" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/13/adam-haslett-imagine-me-gone-nature-nurture-and-free-will/#ttrah</guid>
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<title>1940:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Maxmilian Uriarte</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/maximilian-uriarte-faces-the-white-donkey-the-narrative-undertow/
</link>
<description>Maxmilian Uriarte discusses his new book The White Donkey.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/maximilian_uriarte-2016.mp3" length="71534173" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<item>
<title>1939:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Maxmilian Uriarte</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/maximilian-uriarte-faces-the-white-donkey-the-narrative-undertow/#ttrmu</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Maxmilian Uriarte about his book The White Donkey.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep233_maximilian_uriarte.mp3" length="8632165" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/10/maximilian-uriarte-faces-the-white-donkey-the-narrative-undertow/#ttrmu</guid>
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<title>1938:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Paul Fingerote</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/herb-wong-and-paul-fingerote-profess-jazz-on-my-mind/
</link>
<description>Paul Fingerote discusses his new book, co-written with the late Herb Wong, Jazz on My Mind.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/paul_fingerote-2016.mp3" length="84690300" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<item>
<title>1937:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Paul Fingerote</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/herb-wong-and-paul-fingerote-profess-jazz-on-my-mind/#ttrpf</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Paul Fingerote about his book, co-written with the late Herb Wong, Jazz on My Mind..</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep231_paul_fingerote.mp3" length="14065660" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/08/herb-wong-and-paul-fingerote-profess-jazz-on-my-mind/#ttrpf</guid>
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<title>1936:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Mary Roach</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/07/06/mary-roach-takes-the-high-road-with-grunt-the-curious-science-of-humans-at-war/
</link>
<description>Mary Roach discusses her new book Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/mary_roach-2016.mp3" length="108516404" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1935:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Joe Hill</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/joe-hill-sets-the-world-ablaze-the-fireman/
</link>
<description>Joe Hill discusses his new book The Fireman.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/joe_hill-2016.mp3" length="103418958" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1934:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Joe Hill</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/joe-hill-sets-the-world-ablaze-the-fireman/#ttrjh</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Joe Hill about his book The Fireman.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep230_joe_hill-2016.mp3" length="9344932" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/06/30/joe-hill-sets-the-world-ablaze-the-fireman/#ttrjh</guid>
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<title>1933:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Sean Carroll</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/06/11/sean-carroll-gets-the-big-picture-our-lives-in-the-quantum-fields-interviews-and-review/#ttrsc</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Sean Carroll about his book The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep229_sean_carroll.mp3" length="13065040" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/06/11/sean-carroll-gets-the-big-picture-our-lives-in-the-quantum-fields-interviews-and-review/#ttrsc</guid>
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<item>
<title>1932:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Sean Carroll</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/06/11/sean-carroll-gets-the-big-picture-our-lives-in-the-quantum-fields-interviews-and-review/
</link>
<description>Sean Carroll discusses his new book The Big Picture: On the Origins of Life, Meaning, and the Universe Itself.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jun 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/sean_carroll-2016.mp3" length="73723233" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1931:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Guy Gavriel Kay</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/06/08/guy-gavriel-kay-children-of-earth-and-sky-shakespearean-fantasy-interview-and-review/
</link>
<description>Guy Gavriel Kay discusses his new novel Children of Earth and Sky.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/guy_gavriel_kay-2016.mp3" length="98181598" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
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<title>1930:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Camille Perri</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/stewart-onan-city-of-secrets-review-and-interview
</link>
<description>Camille Perri discusses her new novel The Assistants.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/camille_perri-2016.mp3" length="74601950" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/camille-perri-and-the-assistants-analogues-of-wealth-interviews-and-review
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<item>
<title>1929:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Camille Perri</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/camille-perri-and-the-assistants-analogues-of-wealth-interviews-and-review/#ttrcp</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Camille Perri about her novel The Assistants.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep228_camille_perri.mp3" length="9696873" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/camille-perri-and-the-assistants-analogues-of-wealth-interviews-and-review/#ttrcp</guid>
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<title>1928:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Stewart O'Nan</title>
<link>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/stewart-onan-city-of-secrets-review-and-interview
</link>
<description>Stewart O'Nan discusses his new novel set in Jerusalem of 1945, City of Secrets.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/stewart_onan-2016.mp3" length="68283585" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>
https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/16/stewart-onan-city-of-secrets-review-and-interview
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<title>1927:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Jeremy Scahill</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/11/interview-with-jeremy-scahill-plus-book-review/</link>
<description>Jeremy Scahill discusses The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/jeremy_scahill-2016.mp3" length="78229519" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/11/interview-with-jeremy-scahill-plus-book-review/</guid>
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<title>1926:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Vendela Vida</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/vendela-vida-the-divers-clothes-lie-empty-review-and-interviews/</link>
<description>A 2016 interview with Vendela Vida about her novel The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/vendela_vida-2016.mp3" length="70596220" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/vendela-vida-the-divers-clothes-lie-empty-review-and-interviews/</guid>
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<title>1925:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Vendela Vida</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/09/vendela-vida-the-divers-clothes-lie-empty-review-and-interviews/#ttrvv</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Vendela Vida about her novel The Diver's Clothes Lie Empty.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>1924:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Jessica Knoll</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/jessica-knoll-the-luckiest-girl-alive/
</link>
<description>A 2016 interview with Jessica Knoll about her novel The Luckiest Girl Alive.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/jessica_knoll-2016.mp3" length="67184751" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/jessica-knoll-the-luckiest-girl-alive/</guid>
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<title>1923:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Jessica Knoll</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/jessica-knoll-the-luckiest-girl-alive/#ttrjk</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Jessica Knoll about her novel The Luckiest Girl Alive.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep226_jessca_knoll.mp3" length="13368966" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/05/02/jessica-knoll-the-luckiest-girl-alive/#ttrjk</guid>
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<title>1922:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Dan Lyons</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/dan-lyons-disrupted/</link>
<description>A 2016 interview with Dan Lyons about his book Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/dan_lyons-2016.mp3" length="91325741" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/dan-lyons-disrupted/</guid>
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<title>1921:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Dan Lyons</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/dan-lyons-disrupted/#ttrdl</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Dan Lyons about his book Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep225_dan_lyons.mp3" length="11113327" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/26/dan-lyons-disrupted/#ttrdl</guid>
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<title>1920:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Ian Rankin</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/ian-rankin-even-dogs-in-the-wild/</link>
<description>A 2016 interview with Ian Rankin about his novel Even Dogs In The Wild.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/ian_rankin-2016.mp3" length="72994369" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/ian-rankin-even-dogs-in-the-wild/</guid>
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<title>1919:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Ian Rankin</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/ian-rankin-even-dogs-in-the-wild/#ttrir</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Ian Rankin about his novel Even Dogs In The Wild.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep224_ian_rankin.mp3" length="11497268" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/24/ian-rankin-even-dogs-in-the-wild/#ttrir</guid>
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<title>1918:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/cynthia-daprix-sweeney-the-nest-rkbotd-wyvrt/</link>
<description>A 2016 interview with Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney about her novel The Nest.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/cynthia_daprix_sweeney-2016.mp3" length="69029745" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/cynthia-daprix-sweeney-the-nest-rkbotd-wyvrt/</guid>
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<title>1917:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/cynthia-daprix-sweeney-the-nest-rkbotd-wyvrt//#ttrcs</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney about her novel The Nest.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep220_cynthia_daprix_sweeney.mp3" length="11497268" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/21/cynthia-daprix-sweeney-the-nest-rkbotd-wyvrt/#ttrcs</guid>
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<title>1915:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Kurt J. Gray</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/12/the-mind-club-by-kurt-j-gray-rkbotd</link>
<description>A 2016 interview with Kurt J. Gray about his book The Mind Club: Who Thinks, What Feels and Why it Matters</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/rlns/mp3/rlns_twn_ep097_kurt_gray-2016.mp3" length="98304965" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/12/the-mind-club-by-kurt-j-gray-rkbotd</guid>
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<title>1914:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Thomas Frank</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/listen-liberal-by-thomas-frank-rkbotd/</link>
<description>A 2016 interview with Thomas Frank about his book Listen, Liberal: Or, Whatever happened to the Party of the People?</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/thomas_frank-2016.mp3" length="80657376" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/11/listen-liberal-by-thomas-frank-rkbotd/</guid>
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<title>1913:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Paolo Bacigalupi</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/paolo-bacigalupi-the-water-knife-rkbotd-wyvrt/</link>
<description>A 2016 interview with Paolo Bacigalupi about his novel The Water Knife.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/paolo_bacigalupi-2015.mp3" length="65701928" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/paolo-bacigalupi-the-water-knife-rkbotd-wyvrt/</guid>
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<title>1912:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Paolo Bacigalupi</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/paolo-bacigalupi-the-water-knife-rkbotd-wyvrt/#ttrpb</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Paolo Bacigalupi about his novel The Water Knife.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep223-paolo_bacigalupi.mp3" length="7086928" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/20/paolo-bacigalupi-the-water-knife-rkbotd-wyvrt/#ttrpb</guid>
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<title>1911:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Steven Toltz</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/quicksand-by-steve-toltz-rkbotd/</link>
<description>A 2016 interview with Steven Toltz about his novel Quicksand.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/steve_toltz-2015.mp3" length="73666309" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/quicksand-by-steve-toltz-rkbotd/</guid>
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<title>1910:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Steven Toltz</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/quicksand-by-steve-toltz/#ttrst</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Steven Toltz about his novel Quicksand.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep221_steve_toltz.mp3" length="7987589" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/quicksand-by-steve-toltz-rkbotd/#ttrst</guid>
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<title>1909:A 2016 Interview With Ron Lieber</title>
<link>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/ron-lieber/</link>
<description>An in-depth interview with Ron Lieber about his book The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/rlns/mp3/rlns_twn_ep096_ron_lieber-2016.mp3" length="78847798" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/ron-lieber/</guid>
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<title>1908:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Ron Lieber</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/ron-lieber-the-opposite-of-spoiled/</link>
<description>An in-depth interview with Ron Lieber about his book The Opposite of Spoiled: Raising Kids Who Are Grounded, Generous, and Smart About Money.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep222_ron_lieber.mp3" length="5250093" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/05/ron-lieber-the-opposite-of-spoiled/</guid>
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<title>1907:A 2016 In-Depth Interview With Tracy Chevalier</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/book-of-the-day-plus-podcast-tracy-chevalier-at-the-edge-of-the-orchard/</link>
<description>A 2016 interview with Tracy Chevalier about her novel At the Edge of the Orchard</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/tracy_chevalier-2016.mp3" length="83436878" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/book-of-the-day-plus-podcast-tracy-chevalier-at-the-edge-of-the-orchard/</guid>
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<title>1906:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Tracy Chevalier</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/book-of-the-day-plus-podcast-tracy-chevalier-at-the-edge-of-the-orchard/#ttrtc</link>
<description>A 2016 mini-interview with Tracy Chevalier about her novel At the Edge of the Orchard</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep219_tracy_chevalier.mp3" length="8632437" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/04/book-of-the-day-plus-podcast-tracy-chevalier-at-the-edge-of-the-orchard/#ttrtc</guid>
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<title>1905:A 2016 Mini-Interview With Thomas Frank</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/book-of-the-day-plus-podcast-thomas-frank-listening/</link>
<description>A 2016 interview with Thomas Frank about his book Listen, Liberal</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep218_thomas_frank.mp3" length="13310519" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/04/01/book-of-the-day-plus-podcast-thomas-frank-listening/</guid>
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<title>1904:A 2015 Interview With Mel Pohl</title>
<link>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/your-brain-on-pain/</link>
<description>A 2015 interview with Dr. Mel Pohl, M.D. about his book The Pain Antidote: The Proven Program to Help You Stop Suffering from Chronic Pain, Avoid Addiction to Painkillers--and Reclaim Your Life</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/rlns/mp3/rlns_twn_ep041_mel_pohl-2015.mp3" length="84579942" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/your-brain-on-pain/</guid>
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<title>1903:A 2016 Time to Read Mini-Interview With Mel Pohl</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/pain-opiods-and-addiction/</link>
<description>A 2015 interview with Dr. Mel Pohl, M.D> about his book The Pain Antidote: The Proven Program to Help You Stop Suffering from Chronic Pain, Avoid Addiction to Painkillers--and Reclaim Your Life.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/rlns/mp3/rlns_twn_ep040_mel_pohl-2015.mp3" length="11038142" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/31/pain-opiods-and-addiction/</guid>
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<title>1902:A 2016 Interview With Amy Cuddy</title>
<link>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/amy-cuddy/</link>
<description>An in-depth interview with Amy Cuddy about her book Presence: Bringing Your Boldest Self to Your Biggest Challenges.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/rlns/mp3/rlns_twn_ep095_amy_cuddy-2016.mp3" length="67530962" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/amy-cuddy/</guid>
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<title>1901:A 2016 Narrative Species Time to Read Interview with Yann Martel</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/explore-the-high-mountains-of-portugal-with-yann-martel/#ttrym217</link>
<description>A mini-interview with Yann Martel about his book The High Mountains of Portugal.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep217_yann_martel.mp3" length="8794260" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/explore-the-high-mountains-of-portugal-with-yann-martel/#ttrym217</guid>
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<title>1900:A 2016 Interview with Yann Martel</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/explore-the-high-mountains-of-portugal-with-yann-martel/</link>
<description>An in-depth interview with Yann Martel about his book The High Mountains of Portugal.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/yann_martel-2016.mp3" length="83859507" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/explore-the-high-mountains-of-portugal-with-yann-martel/</guid>
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<title>1899:Kevin Sessums and Jaimal Yogis, LitQuake</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/kevin-sessums-and-jaimal-yogis-litquake/</link>
<description>A conversation about men-oirs.</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/sessums_yogi_kleffel-03-13-2016-litquake.mp3" length="70193552" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/30/kevin-sessums-and-jaimal-yogis-litquake/</guid>
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<title>1898:A Time to Read 2015 Interview with Ernest Cline</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/ernest-clines-armada-invades-science-fictionf/#ttrec</link>
<description>A conversation about Armada and science fiction.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep216_ernest_cline.mp3" length="9102626" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/ernest-clines-armada-invades-science-fictionf/#ttrec</guid>
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<title>1898:A 2015 Interview with Ernest Cline</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/ernest-clines-armada-invades-science-fictionf/</link>
<description>A conversation about Armada and science fiction.</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2016 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/ernest_cline-2015.mp3" length="80621908" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/26/ernest-clines-armada-invades-science-fictionf/</guid>
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<title>1897:A Time to Read 2015 Interview with Lyndsay Faye</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/lyndsay-faye-the-timothy-wilde-trilogy/#ttrlf</link>
<description>The Gods of Gotham, Seven for a Secret and The Fatal Flame</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep215_lyndsay_faye.mp3" length="10451670" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/lyndsay-faye-the-timothy-wilde-trilogy/#ttrlf</guid>
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<title>1896:A 2015 Interview with Lyndsay Faye</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/lyndsay-faye-the-timothy-wilde-trilogy/</link>
<description>The Gods of Gotham, Seven for a Secret and The Fatal Flame</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2016 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/lyndsay_faye-2015.mp3" length="81423634" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/25/lyndsay-faye-the-timothy-wilde-trilogy/</guid>
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<title>1895:A 2016 Interview with Michael Katakis</title>
<link>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/24/michael-katakis-a-thousand-shards-of-glass-in-the-us/#Katakis032416</link>
<description>A short interview with Michael Katakis about A Thousand Shards of Glass</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2016 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/michael_katakis-2016.mp3" length="23192296" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://narrativespecies.wordpress.com/2016/03/24/michael-katakis-a-thousand-shards-of-glass-in-the-us/#Katakis032416</guid>
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<title>1894:A 2015 Interview with Dave Barry</title>
<link>https://wordpress.com/post/narrativespecies.wordpress.com/13/#DaveBarry2015</link>
<description>Dave Barry in a long-form interview.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2016/2016-interviews/dave_barry-2015.mp3" length="77600834" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>https://wordpress.com/post/narrativespecies.wordpress.com/13/#DaveBarry2015</guid>
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<title>1893: TWN-073: A 2015 Interview with Lisa Randall</title>
<link>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/lisa-randall/</link>
<description>Lisa Randall in a long-form interview about her book Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/rlns/mp3/rlns_twn_ep073_lisa_randall-2015.mp3" length="72186512" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/lisa-randall/</guid>
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<title>1892: TWN-072: A 2015 Mini-Interview with Lisa Randall</title>
<link>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Lisa-Randall.jpg</link>
<description>Lisa Randall in a short interview about her book Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/rlns/mp3/rlns_twn_ep072_lisa_randall-2015.mp3" length="13094397" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/Lisa-Randall.jpg</guid>
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<title>1891: TWN-004: A 2015 Interview with Christine Carter</title>
<link>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/christine-carters-path-to-the-sweet-spot/</link>
<description>Christine Carter in a long-form interview about her book The Sweet Spot.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/rlns/mp3/rlns_twn_ep004_christine_carter-2015.mp3" length="102966051" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/christine-carters-path-to-the-sweet-spot/</guid>
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<title>1890: TWN-003: A 2015 Mini-Interview with Christine Carter</title>
<link>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/carter-the_sweet_spot-cover.jpg</link>
<description>Christine Carter in a short interview about her book The Sweet Spot.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/rlns/mp3/rlns_twn_ep003_christine_carter-2015.mp3" length="9406723" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/carter-the_sweet_spot-cover.jpg</guid>
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<title>1889: TWN-002: A 2015 Interview with Mark Bittman</title>
<link>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/food-transformational-act/</link>
<description>Mark Bittman in a long-form interview.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/food-transformational-act/</guid>
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<title>1888: TWN-001: A 2015 Mini-Interview with Mark Bittman</title>
<link>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/tag/mark-bittman/</link>
<description>Mark Bittman in a short interview.</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/rlns/mp3/rlns_twn_ep001_mark_bittman-2015.mp3" length="9243593" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://www.rainbowlight.com/blog/tag/mark-bittman/</guid>
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<item>
<title>1887: A 2015 Interview with Margaret Atwood</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/margaret_atwood-2015.mp3</link>
<description>Margaret Atwood discusses The Heart Goes Last</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2015 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/margaret_atwood-2015.mp3" length="90844302" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/audio/2015/2015-interviews/margaret_atwood-2015.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>1886: A 2015 Interview with William T Vollman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/09-14-15-podcast.htm#podcast091815</link>
<description>"...a lot of long words that in our language are sentences..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/william_t_vollman-2015.mp3" length="54377524" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/09-14-15-podcast.htm#podcast072215</guid>
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<item>
<title>1885: A 2015 Interview with Susan Casey</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-31-15-podcast.htm#podcast090515</link>
<description>"...the reporting for this book was emotionally difficult at times..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/susan_casey-2015.mp3" length="85097169" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-31-15-podcast.htm#podcast090515</guid>
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<item>
<title>1884: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 213: Susan Casey</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-31-15-podcast.htm#podcast090515update</link>
<description>Voices in the Ocean: A Journey into the Wild and Haunting World of Dolphins</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep213_susan_casey.mp3" length="12028722" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-31-15-podcast.htm#podcast090515update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1882: A 2015 Interview with Felicia Day</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-24-15-podcast.htm#podcast82415</link>
<description>"I think you have to be attention curators for audience in every way."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/felicia_day-2015.mp3" length="87944392" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-24-15-podcast.htm#podcast082415</guid>
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<item>
<title>1881: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 212: Felcia Day</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-17-15-podcast.htm#podcast082215update</link>
<description>You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep212_felicia_day.mp3" length="6802909" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-17-15-podcast.htm#podcast082215update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1880: Claire McCaskill is 'Plenty Ladylike'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-17-15-news.htm#n082115</link>
<description>Internalizing Determination to Overcome Sexism</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/claire_mccaskill-2015.mp3" length="49651206" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-17-15-news.htm#n082115</guid>
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<item>
<title>1879: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 210 Claire McCaskill</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-17-15-news.htm#n082115lr</link>
<description>Plenty Ladylike</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep211_claire_mccaskill.mp3" length="7559215" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-17-15-news.htm#n082115lr</guid>
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<item>
<title>1878: Emily Schultz Unleashes 'The Blondes'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-17-15-news.htm#n0821152</link>
<description>A Cure by Color</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/emily_shultz-2015.mp3" length="75597859" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-17-15-news.htm#n0821152</guid>
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<item>
<title>1877: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 210: Emily Schultz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-17-15-news.htm#n0821152lr</link>
<description>The Blondes</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep210_emily_schultz.mp3" length="10077756" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/08-17-15-news.htm#n0821152lr</guid>
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<item>
<title>1876: In Memory of Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/index.html#150810AlanCheuse</link>
<description>Thank You, Alan Cheuse</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/alan_cheuse-2015.mp3" length="83620704" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/index.html#150810AlanCheuse</guid>
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<item>
<title>1875: A 2015 Interview with Robert Repino</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/07-06-15-podcast.htm#podcast071115</link>
<description>"...an even bigger threat. which is us, the humans..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/robert_repino-2015.mp3" length="69786419" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/07-06-15-podcast.htm#podcast071115</guid>
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<item>
<title>1874: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 209: Robert Repino</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/07-06-15-podcast.htm#podcast071115update</link>
<description>Mort(e)</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep209_robert_repino.mp3" length="9261135" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/07-06-15-podcast.htm#podcast071115update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1873: A 2015 Interview with Michael Gazzaniga</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-29-15-podcast.htm#podcast070515</link>
<description>"We made the first observation and BAM there was the disconnection effect..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/michael_gazzaniga-2015.mp3" length="93425367" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-29-15-podcast.htm#podcast070515</guid>
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<item>
<title>1872: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 208:  Michael Gazzaniga</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-29-15-podcast.htm#podcast070515update</link>
<description>Tales from Both Sides of the Brain: A Life in Neuroscience</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep208_michael_gazzaniga.mp3" length="7971118" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-29-15-podcast.htm#podcast070515update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1871: A 2015 Interview with Neal Stephenson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-22-15-podcast.htm#podcast062615</link>
<description>"...and know that you're never going to se a tree again..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/neal_stephenson-2015.mp3" length="69526625" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-22-15-podcast.htm#podcast062615</guid>
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<item>
<title>1870: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 207: Neal Stephenson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-22-15-podcast.htm#podcast062615update</link>
<description>Seveneves</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep207_neal_stephenson.mp3" length="6976964" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-22-15-podcast.htm#podcast062615update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1869: A 2015 Interview with Dan Simmons</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-01-15-podcast.htm#podcast060315</link>
<description>"...yes, they really did bring those bombs..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/dan_simmons-2015.mp3" length="87225282" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-01-15-podcast.htm#podcast060315</guid>
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<item>
<title>1868: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 206: Dan Simmons</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-01-15-podcast.htm#podcast060315update</link>
<description>The Fifth Heart</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep205_dan_simmons.mp3" length="10661651" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/06-01-15-podcast.htm#podcast060315update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1867: A 2015 Interview with John Waters</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/05-18-15-podcast.htm#podcast052315</link>
<description>"...you change how you would be in real life...”</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/john_waters-2015.mp3" length="74570026" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/05-18-15-podcast.htm#podcast052315</guid>
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<item>
<title>1866: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 205: John Waters</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/05-18-15-podcast.htm#podcast052315update</link>
<description>Carsick</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep205_john_waters.mp3" length="7534610" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/05-18-15-podcast.htm#podcast052315update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1865: A 2015 Interview with Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/05-04-15-podcast.htm#podcast050915</link>
<description>"..its influence to be as hegemonic as it was..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/jeffrey_lieberman-2015.mp3" length="91208099" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/05-04-15-podcast.htm#podcast050915</guid>
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<item>
<title>1864: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 204: Jeffrey A. Lieberman, MD</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/05-04-15-podcast.htm#podcast050915update</link>
<description>Shrinks: The Untold Story of Psychiatry</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep204_jeffrey_lieberman.mp3" length="7704883" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/05-04-15-podcast.htm#podcast050915update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1863: A 2015 Interview with Barney Frank</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-27-15-podcast.htm#podcast042915</link>
<description>"...while you're trying to change it, don't ignore it..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/barney_frank-2015.mp3" length="91822463" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-27-15-podcast.htm#podcast042915</guid>
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<item>
<title>1862: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 203: Barney Frank</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-27-15-podcast.htm#podcast042915update</link>
<description>Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex Marriage</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep203_barney_frank.mp3" length="13953545" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-27-15-podcast.htm#podcast042915update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1861: A 2015 Interview with Kazuo Ishiguro</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-20-15-podcast.htm#podcast042115</link>
<description>".... by the time I was writing this novel, the lines between what was fantasy and what was real had blurred for me..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/kazuo_ishiguro-2015.mp3" length="68889719" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-20-15-podcast.htm#podcast042115</guid>
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<item>
<title>1860:Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 201: Kazuo Ishiguro</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-20-15-podcast.htm#podcast2115update</link>
<description>The Buried Giant</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep202_kazuo_ishiguro.mp3" length="10000747" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-20-15-podcast.htm#podcast2115update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1859: A 2015 Interview with Erik Larson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-13-15-podcast.htm#podcast041715</link>
<description>"...said to have been found in the arms of a dead German sailor..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/erik_larson-2015.mp3" length="78264002" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-13-15-podcast.htm#podcast041715</guid>
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<item>
<title>1858: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 201: Erik Larson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-13-15-podcast.htm#podcast041715update</link>
<description>Dead Wake</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep201_erik_larson.mp3" length="7215551" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-13-15-podcast.htm#podcast041715update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1857: A 2014 Interview with Peter Bell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-13-15-podcast.htm#podcast041515</link>
<description>"...I looked up some of the old books..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/peter_bell-2014.mp3" length="66369014" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-13-15-podcast.htm#podcast041515</guid>
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<item>
<title>1856: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 200: Peter Bell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-13-15-podcast.htm#podcast041515update</link>
<description>A Certain Slant of Light and Strange Epiphanies</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep200_peter_bell.mp3" length="10794666" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/04-13-15-podcast.htm#podcast041515update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1855: A 2015 Interview with Marc Goodman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/03-09-15-podcast.htm#podcast031415</link>
<description>"...every physical object around us is being transformed, one way or another, into an information technology..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/marc_goodman-2015.mp3" length="101764852" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/03-09-15-podcast.htm#podcast031415</guid>
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<item>
<title>1854: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 199: Marc Goodman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/03-09-15-podcast.htm#podcast031415update</link>
<description>Future Crimes: Everything Is Connected, Everyone Is Vulnerable and What We Can Do About It</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep199_marc_goodman.mp3" length="11770312" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/03-09-15-podcast.htm#podcast031415update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1853: A 2015 Interview with William Ury</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-23-15-podcast.htm#podcast030115</link>
<description>"...he proceeded to shout at me for approximately 30 minutes..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/william_ury-2015.mp3" length="81718620" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-23-15-podcast.htm#podcast030115</guid>
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<item>
<title>1852: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 198: William Ury</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-23-15-podcast.htm#podcast030115update</link>
<description>Getting to Yes with Yourself: And Other Worthy Opponents</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep198_william_ury.mp3" length="9581804" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-23-15-podcast.htm#podcast030115update
</guid>
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<item>
<title>1851: A 2014 Interview with Jennifer Senior</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-16-15-podcast.htm#podcast022215</link>
<description>"...it becomes a source of enormous tension once a baby comes along..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/jennifer_senior-2015.mp3" length="88853718" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-16-15-podcast.htm#podcast022215</guid>
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<item>
<title>1850: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 197: Jennifer Senior</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-16-15-podcast.htm#podcast022215update</link>
<description>All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep197_jennifer_senior.mp3" length="13790353" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-16-15-podcast.htm#podcast022215update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1849: Now Playing… 50 Shdes of Dave Barry</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/index.html#50shades</link>
<description>Dave Barry on the Book that "inspired" the film</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-news/50_shades_of_dave_barry.mp3" length="8130602" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/index.html#50shades</guid>
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<item>
<title>1848: A 2015 Interview with Stewart O'Nan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-09-15-podcast.htm#podcast020915</link>
<description>"...we see him as a tragedian because is life is a tragedy..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/stewart_onan-2015.mp3" length="65245828" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-09-15-podcast.htm#podcast020915</guid>
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<title>1847: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 196: Stewart O'Nan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-09-15-podcast.htm#podcast020915update</link>
<description>West of Sunset</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep196_stewart_onan.mp3" length="6378171" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-09-15-podcast.htm#podcast020915update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1846: A 2015 Interview with Armistead Maupin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-02-15-podcast.htm#podcast020415</link>
<description>"I could see what silliness was going on while it was happening..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/armistead_maupin-2015.mp3" length="63273324" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-02-15-podcast.htm#podcast020415</guid>
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<item>
<title>1845: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 195: Armistead Maupin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-02-15-podcast.htm#podcast020415update</link>
<description>The Days of Anna Madrigal</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep195_armistead_maupin.mp3" length="7615274" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/02-02-15-podcast.htm#podcast020415update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1844: A 2014 Interview with Christine Carter</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-26-15-podcast.htm#podcast013115</link>
<description>"...a real tipping point..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/christine_carter-2015.mp3" length="102250268" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-26-15-podcast.htm#podcast013115</guid>
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<item>
<title>1843: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 194: Christine Carter</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-26-15-podcast.htm#podcast013115update</link>
<description>The Sweet Spot: How to Find Your Groove at Home and Work</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep194_christine_carter.mp3" length="8228273" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-26-15-podcast.htm#podcast013115update
</guid>
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<item>
<title>1842: A 2014 Interview with Jake Halpern</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-19-15-podcast.htm#podcast012315</link>
<description>"...he goes to Las Vegas to this debt-buyers' convention..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/jake_halpern-2014.mp3" length="88917193" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-19-15-podcast.htm#podcast012315</guid>
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<item>
<title>1841: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 193: Jake Halpern</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-19-15-podcast.htm#podcast012315update</link>
<description>Bad Paper: Chasing Debt from Wall Street to the Underworld</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep193_jake_halpern.mp3" length="8457764" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-19-15-podcast.htm#podcast012315update</guid>
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<title>1840: A 2014 Interview with David Shields and Caleb Powell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-19-15-podcast.htm#podcast011915</link>
<description>"I read no book reviews any more; the level of discussion is really pedestrian." David Shields  "I'm just saying it's a conflict of interest!"  Caleb Powell</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/david_shields_caleb_powell-2015.mp3" length="86515443" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-19-15-podcast.htm#podcast011915</guid>
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<item>
<title>1839: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 192: David Shields and Caleb Powell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-19-15-podcast.htm#podcast011915update</link>
<description>I Think You're Totally Wrong</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep192_david_shields_caleb_powell.mp3" length="18414232" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-19-15-podcast.htm#podcast011915update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1838: A 2015 Interview with Charles and Caroline Todd</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-12-15-podcast.htm#podcast011715</link>
<description>"...let them be themselves and sort it out..." Caroline Todd "...it's more on a personal level..." Charles Todd</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/charles_caroline_todd-2015.mp3" length="84779891" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-12-15-podcast.htm#podcast011715</guid>
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<item>
<title>1837: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 191: Charles and Caroline Todd</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-12-15-podcast.htm#podcast011715update</link>
<description>A Fine Summer's Day</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep191_charles_todd.mp3" length="9858205" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-12-15-podcast.htm#podcast011715update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1836: A 2014 interview with Ray Russell and Rosalie Parker</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-12-15-podcast.htm#podcast011315</link>
<description>"I thought I'd write something for fun.." Ray Russell "..there was a side of me of that was interested in the strangeness..." Ros Parker</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/ray_russell_ros_parker-2014.mp3" length="58040752" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-12-15-podcast.htm#podcast011315</guid>
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<item>
<title>1835: A 2014 Interview with Richard Ford</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-12-15-podcast.htm#podcast011215</link>
<description>"...most of our politicians are morons..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2015 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/richard_ford-2014.mp3" length="80984636" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-12-15-podcast.htm#podcast011215</guid>
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<item>
<title>1834: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 190: Richard Ford</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-12-15-podcast.htm#podcast011215update</link>
<description>Let Me Be Frank with You</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep190_richard_ford.mp3" length="7215276" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-12-15-podcast.htm#podcast011215update</guid>
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<title>1833: A 2015 Interview with Bessel van der Kolk</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-05-15-podcast.htm#podcast010615</link>
<description>"...being able to see what happens in the brain really helps us to understand certain things..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-interviews/bessel_van_der_kolk-2014.mp3" length="80454864" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-05-15-podcast.htm#podcast010615</guid>
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<item>
<title>1832: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 189: Bessel van der Kolk</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-05-15-podcast.htm#podcast010615update</link>
<description>The Body Keeps the Score</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep189_bessel_van_der_kolk.mp3" length="11867148" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2015/01-05-15-podcast.htm#podcast010615update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1831: Audio Book Review: Rebecca Lloyd, Mercy and Other Stories</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast010315</link>
<description>"Our knives and monsters are ever ready, and as real as we need them to be."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2015 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2015/2015-reviews/lloyd-mercy.mp3" length="4923073" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast010315</guid>
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<item>
<title>1830: A 2014 Interview with Kathy Freston</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast122914</link>
<description>"...visualize how you'd like your life to look..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/kathy_freston-2014.mp3" length="76067005" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast122914</guid>
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<item>
<title>1829: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 188: Kathy Freston</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast122914update</link>
<description>Quantum Wellness, Veganist and The Lean</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep188_kathy_freston.mp3" length="7592138" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast122914update</guid>
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<title>1828: A 2014 Audio Review of 'Written in Darkness' by Mark Samuels</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast121714</link>
<description>"This is an abyss that is not content to merely gaze back."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-reviews/samuels-written_in_darkness.mp3" length="7196338" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast121914</guid>
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<item>
<title>1827: A 2014 Interview with Christopher Hobbs</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast121614</link>
<description>"I want to integrate both the traditional uses and the traditional wisdom and knowledge and experience with modern science."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/christopher_hobbs-2014.mp3" length="73890045" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast121614</guid>
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<item>
<title>1826: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 187: Christopher Hobbs</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast121614update</link>
<description>Grow it, Heal It: Natural and Effective Herbal Remedies from Your Garden or Windowsill</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep187_christopher_hobbs.mp3" length="8512256" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast121614update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1825: A 2014 Interview with Tad Williams</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-08-14-podcast.htm#podcast120914</link>
<description>"...Heaven and Hell couldn't be an open, on-going dramatic conflict; it would be more like the Cold War.:"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/tad_williams-2014.mp3" length="86368249" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-08-14-podcast.htm#podcast120914</guid>
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<item>
<title>1824: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 186: Tad Williams</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-08-14-podcast.htm#podcast120914update</link>
<description>Sleeping Late on Judgment Day</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep186_tad_williams.mp3" length="6174642" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-08-14-podcast.htm#podcast120914update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1823: A 2014 Interview with Anne Rice</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-01-14-podcast.htm#podcast120414</link>
<description>"I have to woo him..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/anne_rice-2014.mp3" length="75155916" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-01-14-podcast.htm#podcast120414</guid>
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<item>
<title>1822: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 185: Anne Rice</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-01-14-podcast.htm#podcast120314update</link>
<description>Prince Lestat</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep185_anne_rice.mp3" length="8325951" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-01-14-podcast.htm#podcast120314update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1821: Four Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-01-14-podcast.htm#podcast120314</link>
<description>: Maureen Corrigan So We Read On, Casey Walker Last Days in Shanghai, Ron Rash Something Rich and Strange, Nicholson Baker Traveling Sprinkler</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-news/12032014-3_books_with_alan_cheuse-12-2014.mp3" length="34591317" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-01-14-podcast.htm#podcast120314</guid>
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<item>
<title>1820: A 2014 Interview with Anne-Sylvie Salzman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-01-14-podcast.htm#podcast120114</link>
<description>"You really have to enter a world and it's not some kind of guided tour."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2014 02:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/anne_sylvie_salzman-2014.mp3" length="86660743" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/12-01-14-podcast.htm#podcast120114</guid>
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<item>
<title>1819: A 2014 Interview with William Gibson-All</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast1122141</link>
<description>"...recalibrate my yardstick of weirdness..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/william_gibson-2014-all.mp3" length="87518291" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast1122141</guid>
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<item>
<title>1818: A 2014 Interview with William Gibson-Interview and Reading Excerpt</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast11221412</link>
<description>"...recalibrate my yardstick of weirdness..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/william_gibson-2014-i.mp3" length="74025313" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast11221412</guid>
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<item>
<title>1817: A 2014 Interview with William Gibson-First Chapter Reading</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast11221413</link>
<description>The Peripheral, Chapter One</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/william_gibson-2014-reading.mp3" length="15525661" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast11221413</guid>
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<item>
<title>1816: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 184: William Gibson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast112214update</link>
<description>The Peripheral</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep184_william_gibson.mp3" length="6389288" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast112214update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1815: A 2014 Interview with David Greene</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast111914</link>
<description> "It was very easy to literally just tell their stories..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/david_greene-2014.mp3" length="15955112" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast111914</guid>
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<title>1814: A 2014 Interview with Azar Nafisi</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast111714</link>
<description>"I wanted to show how close reality and fiction are..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/azar_nafisi-2014.mp3" length="44576625" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast111714</guid>
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<item>
<title>1813: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 183: Azar Nafisi</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast111514update</link>
<description>Republic of the Imagination: America in Three Books</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep183_azar_nafisi.mp3" length="8027491" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast111514update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1812: A 2014 Interview with Cary Elwes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast111514</link>
<description>"...an unwise decision on my part..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/cary_elwes-2014.mp3" length="35507075" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast111514</guid>
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<item>
<title>1811: A 2014 Interview with Dana Cowin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast111014</link>
<description>"...so I add a little more citrus..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2014 13:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/dana_cowin-2014.mp3" length="77718963" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast111014</guid>
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<item>
<title>1810: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 182: Dana Cowin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast110914update</link>
<description>Mastering My Mistakes in the Kitchen: Learning to Cook with 65 Great Chefs and Over 100 Delicious Recipes</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>1809: A 2014 Interview With A. S. King and Paolo Bacigalupi</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast110614</link>
<description>"You're handing us all the problems..." Paolo Bacigalupi  "That gray area is so important for readers..." A. S. King
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>1808: A 2014 Interview With A. S. King</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast110514</link>
<description>"How much do we really change?"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/a_s_king-2014.mp3" length="22662071" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast110514</guid>
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<title>1807: A 2014 Interview with Paolo Bacigalupi</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast110514</link>
<description>"...these are perfectly nice people..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/paolo_bacigalupi-2014.mp3" length="23847554" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/11-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast110414</guid>
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<title>1806: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 181: Paolo Baccigalupi</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-27-14-podcast.htm#podcast103014update</link>
<description>The Doubt Factory</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>1805: A 2014 Interview with Brian J. Showers</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-27-14-podcast.htm#podcast102714</link>
<description>"I have a lot reference materials on my desk..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2014 16:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/brian_j_showers-2014.mp3" length="63928276" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-27-14-podcast.htm#podcast102714</guid>
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<title>1804: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 180: Brian J. Showers</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast102614update</link>
<description>Old Albert: An Epilogue and Dreams of Shadow and Smoke: Stories for J.S. Le Fanu</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep180_brian_j_showers.mp3" length="8619848" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast102614update</guid>
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<title>1803: A 2014 Phone Interview with Azar Nafisi</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast102214</link>
<description>"..trying to create a reality which had not existed before..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/azar_nafisi-2014-phone.mp3" length="17600453" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast102214</guid>
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<item>
<title>1802: A 2014 Interview with William T Vollmann</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast102014</link>
<description>"...that's the choice we make with death..."
</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/william_vollmann-2014.mp3" length="68600727" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast102014</guid>
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<title>1801: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 179: William T. Vollmann</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast101614update</link>
<description>Last Stories and Other Stories</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2014 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep179_william_t_vollmann.mp3" length="8373869" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast101614update</guid>
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<title>1800: A 2014 Interview with Alix Christie</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast101614</link>
<description>"This was the world's first tech start-up."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/alix_christie-2014.mp3" length="81370557" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast101614</guid>
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<title>1799: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 178: Alix Christie</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast101514update</link>
<description>Gutenberg's Apprentice</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep178_alix_christie.mp3" length="7673290" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast101514update</guid>
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<title>1798: A 2014 Interview with Maureen Corrigan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast101314</link>
<description>"On his death in 1940, there were remaindered copies..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/maureen_corrigan-2014.mp3" length="88685082" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast101314</guid>
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<title>1797: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 177: Maureen Corrigan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-06-14-podcast.htm#podcast100814update</link>
<description>So We Read On: How The Great Gatsby Came to Be and Why It Endures</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/10-06-14-podcast.htm#podcast100814update</guid>
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<title>1796: A 2014 Interview with Lawrence Wright</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast100314</link>
<description>"...peace is possible..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/lawrence_wright-2014.mp3" length="82173721" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast100314</guid>
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<item>
<title>1795: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 176: Lawrence Wright</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast100114update</link>
<description>Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep176-lawrence_wright.mp3" length="9494603" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast100114update</guid>
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<title>1794: A 2014 Interview with Rebecca Alexander</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast093014</link>
<description>"... like your hands are, and their arms are, engaged in this poetic dance..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/rebecca_alexander-2014.mp3" length="74461370" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-29-14-podcast.htm#podcast093014</guid>
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<item>
<title>1793: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 175: Rebecca Alexander</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-22-14-podcast.htm#podcast092814update</link>
<description>Not Fade Away: A Memoir of Senses Lost and Found</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep175_rebecca_alexander.mp3" length="5888701" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-22-14-podcast.htm#podcast092814update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1792: A 2014 Interview with Lauren Beukes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-22-14-podcast.htm#podcast092314</link>
<description>"...fiction allows you to step into someone's head..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/lauren_beukes-2014.mp3" length="73841534" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-22-14-podcast.htm#podcast092314</guid>
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<title>1791: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 174: Lauren Beukes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast092114update</link>
<description>Broken Monsters</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep174_lauren_beukes.mp3" length="6537789" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast092114update</guid>
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<title>1790: A 2014 Interview with Walter Mosley</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast091914</link>
<description>"... it was him saying what he felt, but for me it was a revelation about what I felt..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/walter_mosley-2014.mp3" length="73348021" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast091914</guid>
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<title>1789: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 173: Walter Mosley</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast091814update</link>
<description>Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep173_walter_mosley.mp3" length="6727639" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast091814update</guid>
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<title>1788: A 2014 Interview with Lisa See</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast091714</link>
<description>"..it's not my worldview, but it was the worldview at that time..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/lisa_see-2014.mp3" length="60242333" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast091714</guid>
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<title>1787: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 172: Lisa See</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast091614update</link>
<description>China Dolls</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep172_lisa_see.mp3" length="8910480" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast091614update</guid>
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<title>1786: A 2014 Interview with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast091514</link>
<description>"...one of the first books I ever wrote was a Bobbsey Twins novel..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/alan_cheuse-07-23-2014.mp3" length="84233106" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-15-14-podcast.htm#podcast091514</guid>
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<title>1785: A 2014 Interview with Nick Harkaway</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-08-14-podcast.htm#podcast091014</link>
<description>"...we do a lot of policy-based evidence making here..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/nick_harkaway-2014.mp3" length="60585433" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-08-14-podcast.htm#podcast091014</guid>
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<title>1784: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 171: Nick Harkaway</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-08-14-podcast.htm#podcast090814update</link>
<description>Tigerman</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2014 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep171_nick_harkaway.mp3" length="8292187" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/09-08-14-podcast.htm#podcast090814update</guid>
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<title>1782: A 2014 Interview with Alastair Reynolds, Part Three</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/08-04-14-podcast.htm#podcast0820143</link>
<description>"...the first book was going to contain about a hundred years of implicit future history..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/alastair_reynolds-2014-3.mp3" length="48040336" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/08-04-14-podcast.htm#podcast0820143</guid>
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<title>1781: A 2014 Interview with Alastair Reynolds, Part Two</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/08-04-14-podcast.htm#podcast0820142</link>
<description>"...the first book was going to contain about a hundred years of implicit future history..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2014 00:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/alastair_reynolds-2014-2.mp3" length="46170007" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/08-04-14-podcast.htm#podcast0820142</guid>
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<title>1780: A 2014 Interview with Alastair Reynolds, Part One</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/08-04-14-podcast.htm#podcast080814</link>
<description>"...the first book was going to contain about a hundred years of implicit future history..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2014 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/alastair_reynolds-2014-1.mp3" length="52763423" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/08-04-14-podcast.htm#podcast080814</guid>
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<title>1779: A 2014 Interview with Roz Chast</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/07-07-14-podcast.htm#podcast071114</link>
<description>"...I had no idea of how it worked because we had never talked about it."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/roz_chast-2014.mp3" length="59640399" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/07-07-14-podcast.htm#podcast071114</guid>
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<item>
<title>1778: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 170: Roz Chast</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/07-07-14-podcast.htm#podcast070814update</link>
<description>Can't We Talk About Something More Pleasant?</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep170_roz_chast.mp3" length="11723703" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/07-07-14-podcast.htm#podcast070814update</guid>
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<title>1777: A 2014 Interview with Alan Furst</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-30-14-podcast.htm#podcast063014</link>
<description>"...certain periods are echoic..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2014 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/alan_furst-2014.mp3" length="77401226" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-30-14-podcast.htm#podcast063014</guid>
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<item>
<title>1776: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 169: Alan Furst</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-23-14-podcast.htm#podcast062914update</link>
<description>Midnight in Europe</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep169_alan_furst.mp3" length="7960246" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-23-14-podcast.htm#podcast062914update</guid>
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<title>1775: A 2014 Interview with Sarah Lotz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-23-14-podcast.htm#podcast062714</link>
<description>"...people need answers..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/sarah_lotz-2014.mp3" length="76154012" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-23-14-podcast.htm#podcast062714</guid>
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<item>
<title>1774: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 168: Sarah Lotz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-23-14-podcast.htm#podcast062514update</link>
<description>The Three</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2014 02:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep168_sarah_lotz.mp3" length="6732020" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-23-14-podcast.htm#podcast062514update</guid>
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<title>1773:A 2014 Interview with Steven Galloway</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-16-14-podcast.htm#podcast062114</link>
<description>"...so much has been written about Harry Houdini..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2014 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/steven_galloway-2014.mp3" length="76910107" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-16-14-podcast.htm#podcast062114</guid>
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<title>1572: Thomas Frank on Parlor Tricks</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-16-14-podcast.htm#podcast061814</link>
<description>"Off With Their Heads!"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/thomas_frank-06-16-2014.mp3" length="14663955" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-16-14-podcast.htm#podcast061814</guid>
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<title>1571: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 167: Steven Galloway</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-16-14-podcast.htm#podcast061814update</link>
<description>The Confabulist</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep167_steven_galloway.mp3" length="6821355" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-16-14-podcast.htm#podcast061814update</guid>
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<title>1570: A 2014 Interview with Geoff Dyer</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-16-14-podcast.htm#podcast061614</link>
<description>"..but it was as nothing compared to the noise of planes landing..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>1569: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 166 : Geoff Dyer</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-09-14-podcast.htm#podcast061514update</link>
<description>Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-09-14-podcast.htm#podcast061514update</guid>
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<title>1568: A 2014 Interview with Colson Whitehead </title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-09-14-podcast.htm#podcast060914</link>
<description>"...I won five dollars, and from then on..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/colson_whitehead-2014.mp3" length="58189875" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-09-14-podcast.htm#podcast060914</guid>
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<title>1567: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 165: Colson Whitehead</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-02-14-podcast.htm#podcast060814update</link>
<description>The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky and Death</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep165_colson_whitehead-2014.mp3" length="7269927" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-02-14-podcast.htm#podcast060814update</guid>
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<title>1566: A 2014 Interview with Kaui Hart Hemmings</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-02-14-podcast.htm#podcast060214</link>
<description>"I burned that copy and started fresh."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/kaui_hart_hemmings-2014.mp3" length="72200729" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/06-02-14-podcast.htm#podcast060214</guid>
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<title>1565: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 164: Kaui Hart Hemmings</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-26-14-podcast.htm#podcast053114update</link>
<description>The Possibilties</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 May 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep164-kaui_hart_hemmings.mp3" length="7958326" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-26-14-podcast.htm#podcast053114update</guid>
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<title>1564: A 2014 Interview with Kent A. Kiehl</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-26-14-podcast.htm#podcast052614</link>
<description>"How do you measure the cost of those sixteen homicides?"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/kent_a_kiehl-2014.mp3" length="89673495" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-26-14-podcast.htm#podcast052614</guid>
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<title>1563: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 163: Kent A. Kiehl, PhD</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-19-14-podcast.htm#podcast052014update</link>
<description>The Psychopath Whisperer: The Science of Those Without Conscience</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2014 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep163_kent_a_kiehl.mp3" length="7077770" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-19-14-podcast.htm#podcast052014update</guid>
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<title>1562: A 2014 Interview with Justin Go</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-19-14-podcast.htm#podcast051914</link>
<description>"... there was always something that had to happen ..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2014 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/justin_go-2014.mp3" length="53439467" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-19-14-podcast.htm#podcast051814</guid>
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<title>1561: A 2014 Interview with Jeff VanderMeer, 'Authority' Edition</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-12-14-podcast.htm#podcast051514</link>
<description>"...the land people don't talk to the sky people don't talk to the water people..." </description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/jeff_vandermeer-2014-authority.mp3" length="33538365" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-12-14-podcast.htm#podcast051514</guid>
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<title>1560: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 162: Justin Go</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-12-14-podcast.htm#podcast051314update</link>
<description>The Steady Running of the Hour</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep162_justin_go.mp3" length="5998694" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-12-14-podcast.htm#podcast051314update</guid>
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<title>1559: A 2014 Interview with Matt Taibbi</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-12-14-podcast.htm#podcast051214</link>
<description>"... the biggest bank robbery in the history of the world ..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2014 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/matt_taibbi-2014.mp3" length="76057248" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-12-14-podcast.htm#podcast051214</guid>
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<item>
<title>1558: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 161: Matt Taibbi</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-05-14-podcast.htm#podcast050614update</link>
<description>The Divide: American Injustice in the Age of the Wealth Gap</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep161_matt_taibbi.mp3" length="6993905" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-05-14-podcast.htm#podcast050614update</guid>
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<title>1557: A 2014 Interview with Ben Tarnoff</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-05-14-podcast.htm#podcast050514</link>
<description>"How do you build a time machine?  And it feels like narrative is the best way to do that."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/ben_tarnoff-2014.mp3" length="64175122" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/05-05-14-podcast.htm#podcast050514</guid>
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<item>
<title>1556: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 160: Ben Tarnoff</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-28-14-podcast.htm#podcast050314update</link>
<description>The Bohemians: Mark Twain and the San Francisco Writers Who Reinvented American Literature</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep160_ben_tarnoff.mp3" length="6948164" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-28-14-podcast.htm#podcast050314update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1555: A 2014 Interview with Ayelet Waldman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-28-14-podcast.htm#podcast050114</link>
<description>"...I was a kid in a candy store coming up with these characters..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2014 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/ayelet_waldman-2014.mp3" length="80265757" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-28-14-podcast.htm#podcast050114</guid>
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<item>
<title>1554: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 159: Ayelet Waldman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-28-14-podcast.htm#podcast042914update</link>
<description>Love and Treasure</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep159_ayelet_waldman.mp3" length="6958446" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-28-14-podcast.htm#podcast042914update</guid>
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<title>1553: A 2014 Interview with Mona Simpson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-21-14-podcast.htm#podcast042614</link>
<description>"I think love stories do have a lot of terror in them."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2014 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/mona_simpson-2014.mp3" length="55722880" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-21-14-podcast.htm#podcast042614</guid>
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<item>
<title>1552: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 158: Mona Simpson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-21-14-podcast.htm#podcast042314update</link>
<description>Casebook</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep158_mona_simpson.mp3" length="7105045" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-21-14-podcast.htm#podcast042314update</guid>
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<title>1551: A 2014 Interview with Lorrie Moore</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-21-14-podcast.htm#podcast042114</link>
<description>"..when you read really trashy newspapers about people killing each other and all, they're usually in the midst of a divorce."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2014 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/lorrie_moore-2014.mp3" length="54052960" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-21-14-podcast.htm#podcast042114</guid>
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<item>
<title>1550: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 157: Lorrie Moore</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-14-14-podcast.htm#podcast041914update</link>
<description>Bark</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2014 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep157_lorrie_moore.mp3" length="6011774" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-14-14-podcast.htm#podcast041914update</guid>
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<title>1549: A 2014 Interview with Michael Katakis</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-14-14-podcast.htm#podcast041614</link>
<description>"..we haven't lived up to what people's illusions and dreams are..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/michael_katakis-2014.mp3" length="94493078" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-14-14-podcast.htm#podcast041614</guid>
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<item>
<title>1548: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 156: Michael Katakis</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-14-14-podcast.htm#podcast041614update</link>
<description>A Thousand Shards of Glass</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep156_michael_katakis.mp3" length="6586871" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/04-14-14-podcast.htm#podcast041614update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1547: A 2014 Interview with David Rich</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-31-14-podcast.htm#podcast040214</link>
<description>"...so much is known so quickly..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2014 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/david_rich-2014.mp3" length="71514570" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-31-14-podcast.htm#podcast040214</guid>
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<item>
<title>1546: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 155: David Rich</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-31-14-podcast.htm#podcast040114update</link>
<description>Middle Man</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep155_david_rich.mp3" length="6727984" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-31-14-podcast.htm#podcast040114update</guid>
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<title>1545: A 2014 Interview with Carol Cassella</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-24-14-podcast.htm#podcast032914</link>
<description>"... we could provide good care for everyone..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2014 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/carol_cassella-2014.mp3" length="67261791" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-24-14-podcast.htm#podcast032914</guid>
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<item>
<title>1544: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 154: Carol Cassella</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-24-14-podcast.htm#podcast032614update</link>
<description>Gemini</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep154_carol_cassella.mp3" length="6752182" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-24-14-podcast.htm#podcast032614update</guid>
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<title>1543:A 2005 Interview with Lucius Shepard</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-24-14-podcast.htm#podcast032614</link>
<description>"It's an urban war in Iraq."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2005/2005-interviews/lucius_shepard-2005.mp3" length="44990595" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-24-14-podcast.htm#podcast032614</guid>
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<title>1542: A 2014 Interview with Dave Barry</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast032014</link>
<description>"...you have the right to demand that they grope your genitals manually..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/dave_barry-2014.mp3" length="65265810" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast032014</guid>
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<item>
<title>1541: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 153: Dave Barry</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast031914update</link>
<description>You Can Date Boys When You're Forty: Dave Barry on Parenting and Other Topics He Knows Very Little About</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep153_dave_barry.mp3" length="6365660" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast031914update</guid>
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<title>1540: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast031714</link>
<description>Elizabeth Spencer, 'Starting Over: Stories'; James Magnuson, 'Famous Writers I Have Known'; Dasa Drndic 'Trieste'</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2014 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-news/02192014-alan_cheuse-three_books.mp3" length="26225981" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast031714</guid>
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<title>1539: A 2014 Interview with Ian Rankin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast031114</link>
<description>"...I knew that he would not want to leave the police force..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/ian_rankin-2014.mp3" length="60332316" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast031114</guid>
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<item>
<title>1538: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 152: Ian Rankin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast031014update</link>
<description>Saints of the Shadow Bible</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep152_ian_rankin.mp3" length="6761039" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast031014update</guid>
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<title>1537: A 2014 Interview with Michio Kaku</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast030414</link>
<description>"But I'm a physicist..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/michio_kaku-2014.mp3" length="73925574" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/03-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast030414</guid>
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<title>1536: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 151: Michio Kaku</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-24-14-podcast.htm#podcast030214update</link>
<description>The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance and Empower the Mind</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep151_michio_kaku.mp3" length="6955633" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-24-14-podcast.htm#podcast030214update</guid>
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<title>1535: A 2014 Interview with Annie Jacobsen</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-24-14-podcast.htm#podcast022514</link>
<description>"Hitler's top scientists became America's own."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Feb 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/annie_jacobsen-2014.mp3" length="79110885" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-24-14-podcast.htm#podcast022514</guid>
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<title>1534: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 150: Annie Jacobsen</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast022314update</link>
<description>Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program That Brought Nazi Scientists to America</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep150_annie_jacobsen.mp3" length="9091810" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast022314update</guid>
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<title>1533: A 2014 Interview with Jeff VanderMeer, Part 2</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast022314</link>
<description>"...still clear distribution lines for books...."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Feb 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/jeff_vandermeer-2014-2.mp3" length="34137915" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast022314</guid>
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<item>
<title>1532: A 2014 Interview with Jeff VanderMeer, Part 1</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast022014</link>
<description>"...obviously, something is subverting the landscape..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/jeff_vandermeer-2014-1.mp3" length="80597840" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast022014</guid>
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<title>1531: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 149: Jeff VanderMeer</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast022014update</link>
<description>Annihilation</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2014 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep149_jeff_vandermeer.mp3" length="6257959" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-17-14-podcast.htm#podcast022014update</guid>
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<title>1530: A 2014 Interview with Jenny Offill</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast021414</link>
<description>"..where did the rest of me go?"</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/jenny_offill-2014.mp3" length="33940805" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast021414</guid>
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<title>1529: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 148: Jenny Offill</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast021314update</link>
<description>Dept. of Speculation</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Feb 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep148_jenny_offill.mp3" length="6178716" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast021314update</guid>
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<title>1528: A 2014 Interview with Kelly Corrigan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast021014</link>
<description>"You just hope you get to have that whole second act with your children."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Feb 2014 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/kelly_corrigan-2014.mp3" length="72258380" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-10-14-podcast.htm#podcast021014</guid>
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<title>1527: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 147: Kelly Corrigan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast020814update</link>
<description>Glitter and Glue</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep147_kelly_corrigan.mp3" length="7080554" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast020814update</guid>
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<title>1526: A 2014 Interview with Jeff Hertzberg, M.D. and Zoe Francois</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast020614</link>
<description>"I knew it wouldn't work."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/herzberg-francois-2014.mp3" length="38448092" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast020614</guid>
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<title>1525: A 2014 Interview with Jane Pauley</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast020314</link>
<description>"..it suddenly hit me; I almost cried..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/jane_pauley-2014.mp3" length="81090614" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/02-03-14-podcast.htm#podcast020314</guid>
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<title>1524: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 146: Jane Pauley</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-27-14-podcast.htm#podcast012814update</link>
<description>Your Life Calling: Reimagining the Rest of Your Life</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep146_jane_pauley.mp3" length="6630859" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-27-14-podcast.htm#podcast012814update</guid>
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<title>1523: A 2014 Interview with John Rizzo</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-27-14-podcast.htm#podcast012914</link>
<description>"Even inside the bubble, you find yourself fairly alone..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jan 2014 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/john_rizzo-2014.mp3" length="106423261" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-27-14-podcast.htm#podcast012914</guid>
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<title>1522: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 145: John Rizzo</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast012514update</link>
<description>Company Man: Thirty Years of Crisis and Controversy in the CIA</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2014 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep145_john_rizzo.mp3" length="6664617" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast012514update</guid>
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<title>1521: A 2014 Interview with Riane Eisler</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast012314</link>
<description>"Our policies, especially in the United States, are completely insane..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jan 2014 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/riane_eisler-2014.mp3" length="73128102" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast012314</guid>
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<title>1520: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 144: Riane Eisler</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast012214update</link>
<description>The Chalice and the Blade</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jan 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep144_riane_eisler.mp3" length="6619315" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast012214update</guid>
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<title>1519: A 2014 Interview with Chang-rae Lee</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast012014</link>
<description>"...that floating quality to the voice that I enjoyed ..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/chang-rae_lee-2014.mp3" length="57415034" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-20-14-podcast.htm#podcast012014</guid>
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<title>1518: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 143: Chang-rae Lee</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast011914update</link>
<description>On Such a Full Sea</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep143_chang-rae_lee.mp3" length="6098227" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast011914update</guid>
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<title>1517: Chang-rae Lee Live at Bookshop Santa Cruz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast011914</link>
<description>"...the odd ends of human moments..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2014 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/chang-rae_lee-2014-bsc_live.mp3" length="63255723" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast011914</guid>
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<title>1516: A 2014 Phone Interview with Nathan Ballingrud</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast011514</link>
<description>"..a brush with the supernatural..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/nathan_ballingrud-phone-2014.mp3" length="49228104" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast011514</guid>
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<title>1515: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 142: Nathan Ballingrud</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast011514update</link>
<description>North American Lake Monsters</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep142_nathan_ballingrud.mp3" length="6924793" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast011514update</guid>
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<title>1514: A 2014 Interview with David Sedaris</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast011314</link>
<description>"...three more steps, and you're at a komodo dragon eating a live deer."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2014 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/david_sedaris-2013.mp3" length="82650863" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-13-14-podcast.htm#podcast011314</guid>
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<title>1513: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 141: David Sedaris</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-06-14-podcast.htm#podcast010814update</link>
<description>Let's Explore Diabetes with Owls</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jan 2014 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep141_david_sedaris.mp3" length="6799753" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-06-14-podcast.htm#podcast010814update</guid>
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<title>1512: A 2013 Interview with Tad Williams</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-06-14-podcast.htm#podcast010614</link>
<description>"I'm in it, and it's like asking fish about water."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jan 2014 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-interviews/tad_williams-2013.mp3" length="91931879" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2014/01-06-14-podcast.htm#podcast010614</guid>
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<title>1511: A 2013 Phone Interview with Russell Banks</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast010314</link>
<description>"...my dominant interest in writing stories has to do with character."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/russell_banks-phone-2013.mp3" length="48825073" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast010314</guid>
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<title>1510: Three Books With Alan Cheuse, Special Edition</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast010314a</link>
<description>The Horror Genre in 2013</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-news/01032014-alan_cheuse-horror.mp3" length="24165084" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast010314a</guid>
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<item>
<title>1509: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 140: Tad Williams</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast010314update</link>
<description>Happy Hour in Hell</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2014 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2014/2014-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep140_tad_williams.mp3" length="6411173" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast010314update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1508: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 139: Russell Banks</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast010114update</link>
<description>A Permanent Member of the Family</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2014 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep139_russell_banks.mp3" length="6391984" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast010114update</guid>
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<title>1507: A 2012 Interview with T. C. Boyle</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast123013</link>
<description>"I'm the type of writer for whom anything can be a story."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2013 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/tc_boyle-2013.mp3" length="69615854" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast123013</guid>
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<title>1506: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 138: TC Boyle</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-23-13-podcast.htm#podcast122613update</link>
<description>TC Boyle Stories II</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep138_tc_boyle.mp3" length="7246744" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-23-13-podcast.htm#podcast122613update</guid>
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<title>1505: A 2013 Phone Interview with Bill Sessions</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-23-13-podcast.htm#podcast122313</link>
<description>"...it gives a realism to what I think is this ideal searching..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2013 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/bill_sessions-phone-2013.mp3" length="34709310" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-23-13-podcast.htm#podcast122313</guid>
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<item>
<title>1564: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 137: Bill Sessions</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-16-13-podcast.htm#podcast121713update</link>
<description>Flannery O'Connor, 'A Prayer Journal'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep137_bill_sessions.mp3" length="6532182" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-16-13-podcast.htm#podcast121713update</guid>
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<title>1563: A 2013 Phone Interview with Frank Schaetzing</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast121213</link>
<description>"If you write about the future you have to face that the whole world has changed.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Dec 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/frank_schaetzing-2013.mp3" length="35034824" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast121213</guid>
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<title>1562: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 136: Frank Schaetzing</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast121113update</link>
<description>[limit]</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep136_frank_schaetzing.mp3" length="6551128" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast121113update</guid>
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<title>1561: A 2013 Phone Interview with Edward Gauvin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast120913</link>
<description>"Fantastic stories have to move on this invisible slippage..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Dec 2013 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/edward_gauvin-2013.mp3" length="29900362" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast120913</guid>
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<title>1560: A 2013 Interview with Susan Stinson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-02-13-podcast.htm#podcast120213</link>
<description>"The rhetorical moves are unbelievable."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2013 10:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/susan_stinson-2013.mp3" length="52859401" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/12-02-13-podcast.htm#podcast120213</guid>
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<title>1559: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 135: Susan Stinson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast120113update</link>
<description>Spider in a Tree</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep135_susan_stinson.mp3" length="9972414" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast120113update</guid>
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<title>1558: A 2013 Phone Interview with Jeff VanderMeer</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast112713</link>
<description>"I'm highly visual as a writer."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/jeff_vandermeer-phone-2013.mp3" length="19691354" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast112713</guid>
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<title>1557: A 2013 Interview with Anne and Christopher Rice</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast112513</link>
<description>"I wrote with the door open, and he'd see me..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2013 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/anne_rice_christopher_rice-2013.mp3" length="32146392" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast112513</guid>
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<title>1556: A 2013 Interview with Christopher Rice</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast112113</link>
<description>"And that meant three major characters didn't make the cut."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2013 13:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/christopher_rice-2013.mp3" length="53089193" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast112113</guid>
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<item>
<title>1555: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 134: Christopher Rice</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast112113update</link>
<description>The Heavens Rise</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Nov 2013 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep134_christopher_rice.mp3" length="6521531" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast112113update</guid>
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<title>1554: A 2013 Interview with Anne Rice</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast111913</link>
<description>"It's not really bestiality, it's just sleeping with a very hairy individual."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/anne_rice-2013.mp3" length="61203745" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast111913</guid>
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<title>1553: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast111813</link>
<description>Robert Littlell, 'A Nasty Piece of Work' ; Gene Kerrigan, 'Dark Times in the City' ; Robert Stone, 'Death of the Black-Haired Girl'</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/11182013-alan_cheuse_3_books_11-2013.mp3" length="24416907" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast111813</guid>
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<title>1552: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 133: Anne Rice</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast111813update</link>
<description>The Wolves of Midwinter</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>1551: A 2013 Interview with Dan Simmons</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-11-13-podcast.htm#podcast111113</link>
<description>"Tibet, in those days, was truly unknown..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Nov 2013 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>1550: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 132: Dan Simmons</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast110713update</link>
<description>The Abominable</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>1549: A 2013 Interview with Bill Bryson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast110413</link>
<description>"It was the most amazingly eventful and magical summer..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Nov 2013 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/11-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast110413</guid>
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<title>1548: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 131: Bill Bryson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-28-13-podcast.htm#podcast110113update</link>
<description>One Summer: America, 1927</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2013 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-28-13-podcast.htm#podcast110113update</guid>
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<title>1547: A 2013 Interview with Margaret Atwood</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-28-13-podcast.htm#podcast102813</link>
<description>"There isn't a general agreement about what normal and good is."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-28-13-podcast.htm#podcast102813</guid>
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<title>1546: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 130: Margaret Atwood</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-28-13-podcast.htm#podcast1026313update</link>
<description>MaddAddam</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2013 13:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>1545: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast102613</link>
<description>Stephen King, 'Doctor Sleep' ; Ann Rice, 'The Wolves of Midwinter' ; Michael Gruber, 'The Return'</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Oct 2013 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast102613</guid>
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<title>1544: A 2013 Interview with Hannah Kent</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast102313</link>
<description>"...it felt like some kind of kinship..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/hannah_kent-2013.mp3" length="60493831" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast102313</guid>
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<item>
<title>1543: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 129: Hannah Kent</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast102213update</link>
<description>Burial Rites</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2013 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast102213update</guid>
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<title>1542: A 2013 Interview with Paul Harding</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast102113</link>
<description>"I'm just there to take it down..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Oct 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/paul_harding-2013.mp3" length="90673969" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast102113</guid>
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<item>
<title>1541: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 126: Paul Harding</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast1019313update</link>
<description>Enon</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Oct 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast1019313update</guid>
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<title>1540: A 2013 Interview with Nicholson Baker</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast101613</link>
<description>"...I did all sorts of things to get the voiceiness..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Oct 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/nicholson_baker-2013.mp3" length="83971502" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast101613</guid>
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<title>1539: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 127: Nichjolson Baker</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast1015313update</link>
<description>Traveling Sprinkler</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep127_nicholson_baker.mp3" length="8535108" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast1015313update</guid>
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<title>1538: A 2013 Interview with Jonathan Lethem</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast101413</link>
<description>"...we resist thinking about these things, and then suddenly it will become quite urgent figure it out, wait, where do I come from..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Oct 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/jonathan_lethem-2013.mp3" length="76865037" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast101413</guid>
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<title>1537: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 127: Jonathan Lethem</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast1010313update</link>
<description>Dissident Gardens</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Oct 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep126_jonathan_lethem.mp3" length="6521894" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast1010313update</guid>
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<title>1536: A 2013 Interview with Temple Grandin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast100813</link>
<description>"Well, I don't want to get cured."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/temple_grandin-2013.mp3" length="64925354" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/10-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast100813</guid>
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<item>
<title>1535: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 125: Temple Grandin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast100513update</link>
<description>The Autistic Brain</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2013 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep125_temple_grandin.mp3" length="6307290" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast100513update</guid>
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<title>1534: A 2013 Interview with Mark Epstein</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast100513</link>
<description>"...it's hard to have a decent relationship if those early relationships are fraught...."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2013 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/mark_epstien-2013.mp3" length="81677745" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast100513</guid>
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<title>1533: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 124: Mark Epstein, MD</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast100113update</link>
<description>The Trauma of Everyday Life</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep124_mark_epstein.mp3" length="6433820" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast100113update</guid>
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<title>1532: A 2013 Interview with Connie Willis</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast093013</link>
<description>"...you have so little control and not nearly enough information..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/connie_willis-2013.mp3" length="50067339" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-30-13-podcast.htm#podcast093013</guid>
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<item>
<title>1531: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 123: Connie Willis</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-23-13-podcast.htm#podcast092913update</link>
<description>'Blackout' and 'All Clear'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2013 07:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep123_connie_willis.mp3" length="7580965" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-23-13-podcast.htm#podcast092913update</guid>
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<title>1530: A 2013 Interview With Marisha Pessl</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-23-13-podcast.htm#podcast092513</link>
<description>"... there is this mad need to leave your story behind..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/marisha_pessl-2013.mp3" length="77294619" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-23-13-podcast.htm#podcast092513</guid>
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<title>1529: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 122: Marisha Pessl</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-23-13-podcast.htm#podcast092413update</link>
<description>Night Film</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep122_marisha_pessl.mp3" length="6884390" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-23-13-podcast.htm#podcast092413update</guid>
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<title>1528: A 2013 Phone Interview with Jojo Moyes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-16-13-news.htm#n092013</link>
<description>"It never happens on the page ... I have to plot really carefully."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2013 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/jojo_moyes-2013-phone.mp3" length="34784792" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-16-13-news.htm#n092013</guid>
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<item>
<title>1527: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 121: Jojo Moyes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-16-13-podcast.htm#podcast091913update</link>
<description>The Girl You Left Behind</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep121_jojo_moyes.mp3" length="6740574" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-16-13-podcast.htm#podcast091913update</guid>
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<title>1526: A 2013 Interview with Ian Tregillis</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-16-13-podcast.htm#podcast091913</link>
<description>"Gretl actually knew everything I knew..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/ian_tregillis-2013.mp3" length="84193594" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-16-13-podcast.htm#podcast091913</guid>
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<title>1525: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 120: Ian Tregillis</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-16-13-podcast.htm#podcast091713update</link>
<description>The Milkweed Triptych</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep120_ian_tregillis.mp3" length="7088915" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-16-13-podcast.htm#podcast091713update</guid>
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<title>1524: A 2013 Interview with Margot Leitman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-16-13-podcast.htm#podcast091613</link>
<description>"...the girl forever in the bottom half of a chicken-fight..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Sep 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/margot_leitman-2013.mp3" length="57599019" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-16-13-podcast.htm#podcast091613</guid>
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<title>1523: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 120: Margot Leitman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast091313update</link>
<description>Gawky: Tales of an Extra Long Awkward Phase</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2013 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep119_margot_leitman.mp3" length="6662138" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast091313update</guid>
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<title>1522: A 2013 Interview with Alfredo Corchado</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast091213</link>
<description>"...they're going to kill an American journalist and I think it's you..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/alfredo_corchado-2013.mp3" length="70621569" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast091213</guid>
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<title>1521: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 118: Alfredo Corchado</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast091013update</link>
<description>Midnight in Mexico: A Reporter's Journey Through a Country's Descent into Darkness</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep118_alfredo_corchado.mp3" length="6906422" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>1520: A 2013 Interview with Benjamin Percy</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast090913</link>
<description>"...I grew up eating bear, that's why I sound like this..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2013 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/benjamin_percy-2013.mp3" length="79225202" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-09-13-podcast.htm#podcast090913</guid>
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<title>1519: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 117: Benjamin Percy</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-02-13-podcast.htm#podcast090513update</link>
<description>Red Moon</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep117_benjamin_percy.mp3" length="6954847" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/09-02-13-podcast.htm#podcast090513update</guid>
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<title>1518: A 2013 Interview with Walter Mosley</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-26-13-podcast.htm#podcast082513</link>
<description>"I let him go over and I was comfortable with that..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/walter_mosley-2013.mp3" length="55869112" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-26-13-podcast.htm#podcast082513</guid>
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<title>1517: A 2013 Phone Interview with Marisha Pessl</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-19-13-podcast.htm#podcast082313</link>
<description>"...a modern sense of a dark odyssey..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/marisha_pessl-2013-phone.mp3" length="20582768" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-19-13-podcast.htm#podcast082313</guid>
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<title>1516: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 116: Walter Mosley</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-19-13-podcast.htm#podcast082113update</link>
<description>Little Green</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Aug 2013 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-19-13-podcast.htm#podcast082113update</guid>
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<title>1515: A 2013 Phone Interview with Alfredo Corchado</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-19-13-podcast.htm#podcast0819132</link>
<description>"I keep using the phrase 'hope and dread'...."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/alfredo_corchado-2013-phone.mp3" length="17622422" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-19-13-podcast.htm#podcast0819132</guid>
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<title>1514: A 2013 Interview with Ivy Pochoda</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-19-13-podcast.htm#podcast081913</link>
<description>"I like when the inexplicable follows certain rules."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/ivy_pochoda-2013.mp3" length="74288546" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-19-13-podcast.htm#podcast081913</guid>
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<title>1513: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 115: Ivy Pochoda</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-12-13-podcast.htm#podcast081513update</link>
<description>Visitation Street</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 17:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>1510: A 2013 Interview with Gabriel Roth</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-05-13-podcast.htm#podcast080813</link>
<description>"...going to parties and not really knowing how to have ordinary interactions with people..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Aug 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>1509: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 113: Gabiel Roth</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-05-13-podcast.htm#podcast080713update</link>
<description>The Unknowns</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>1508: A 2013 Interview with Lisa Lutz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-05-13-podcast.htm#podcast080513</link>
<description>"I follow most of the laws, right?"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Aug 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/08-05-13-podcast.htm#podcast080513</guid>
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<title>1507: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 112: Lisa Lutz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-29-13-podcast.htm#podcast080213update</link>
<description>The Last Word</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>1506: A 2013 Interview with Koethi Zan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-29-13-podcast.htm#podcast073113</link>
<description>"...some people were surprised that I could be writing such dark material and then lead the rest of my life..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-29-13-podcast.htm#podcast073113</guid>
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<title>1505: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 111: Koethi Zan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast073013update</link>
<description>The Never List</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast073013update</guid>
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<title>1504: A 2013 Interview with Andrew Sean Greer</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast072913</link>
<description>"Is there an essential self?"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/andrew_sean_greer-2013.mp3" length="78700251" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast072913</guid>
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<title>1503: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 110: Andrew Sean Greer</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast072713update</link>
<description>The Impossible Lives of Greta Wells</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jul 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep110_andrew_sean_greer.mp3" length="7167047" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast072713update</guid>
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<title>1502: A 2013 Interview with Brendan I. Koerner</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast072213</link>
<description>"...they didn't even make hijacking a crime..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/brendan_i_koerner-2013.mp3" length="73548802" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast072213</guid>
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<title>1501: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 109: Brendan I. Koerner</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast072113update</link>
<description>The Skies Belong to Us: Love and Terror in the Golden Age of Hijacking</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jul 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep109_brendan_i_koerner.mp3" length="6708994" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast072113update</guid>
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<title>1500: A 2013 Interview with Austin Grossman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast072013</link>
<description>"...in videogames, you're constantly having to re-think what your idea of story is..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jul 2013 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/austin_grossman-2013.mp3" length="65195989" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast072013</guid>
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<item>
<title>1499: Time to Read Ep 108: Austin Grossman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast071613update</link>
<description>You</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep108_austin_grossman.mp3" length="6429896" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast071613update</guid>
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<title>1498: A 2013 Interview with Ryan Coonerty</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast071513</link>
<description>"...being naked can be a pretty scary thing..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2013 16:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast071513</guid>
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<item>
<title>1497: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 107: Ryan Coonerty</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-08-13-podcast.htm#podcast071213update</link>
<description>The Rise of the Naked Economy: How to Benefit from the Changing Workplace</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep107_ryan_coonerty.mp3" length="6166313" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-08-13-podcast.htm#podcast071213update</guid>
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<title>1496: A 2013 Interview with Helene Wecker</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-08-13-podcast.htm#podcast071013</link>
<description>"...there is no template golem, they're all different..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/helene_wecker-2013.mp3" length="74408083" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-08-13-podcast.htm#podcast071013</guid>
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<item>
<title>1495: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 106: Helene Wecker</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast070813update</link>
<description>The Golem and the Jinni</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep106_helene_wecker.mp3" length="6141987" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast070813update</guid>
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<title>1494: A 2013 Interview with Joe Hill</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast070113</link>
<description>"..comedy and horror are almost the same thing, it's just the lighting is different."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jul 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/joe_hill-2013.mp3" length="89156926" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/07-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast070113</guid>
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<item>
<title>1493: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 105: Joe Hill</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-24-13-podcast.htm#podcast062913update</link>
<description>NOS4A2</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jun 2013 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep105_joe_hill.mp3" length="6533931" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-24-13-podcast.htm#podcast062913update</guid>
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<title>1492: A 2013 Interview with Nathaniel Rich</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-24-13-podcast.htm#podcast062813</link>
<description>"...he told me about this new job in high-level catastrophe risk consulting."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jun 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/nathaniel_rich-2013.mp3" length="72664162" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-24-13-podcast.htm#podcast062813</guid>
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<item>
<title>1491: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 104: Nathaniel Rich</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-24-13-podcast.htm#podcast062513update</link>
<description>Odds Against Tomorrow</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep104_nathaniel_rich.mp3" length="7084368" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-24-13-podcast.htm#podcast062513update</guid>
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<title>1490: A 2013 Interview with Annalee Newitz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-24-13-podcast.htm#podcast062413</link>
<description>"...what helped most of all was thinking about really good science fiction..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/annalee_newitz-2013.mp3" length="79735688" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-24-13-podcast.htm#podcast062413</guid>
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<item>
<title>1489: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 103: Annalee Newitz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-24-13-podcast.htm#podcast062313update</link>
<description>Scatter, Adapt, and Remember: How Humans Will Survive a Mass Extinction</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep103_annalee_newitz.mp3" length="6744982" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-24-13-podcast.htm#podcast062313update</guid>
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<title>1488: Podcast Extra: Higher Mysteries</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast062113extra2</link>
<description>Laurie R. King, Sharan Newman, Julia Spencer-Fleming and Zoe Ferraris</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/06212013-king-newman-fleming-ferraris-higher_mysteries_5.mp3" length="120743814" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast062113extra2</guid>
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<item>
<title>1487: A 2013 Interview with Zoe Ferraris</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast062113extra</link>
<description>"I wanted to create a man based on people I knew when I was there...""</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/zoe_ferraris-2013-higher_mysteries_4.mp3" length="19195301" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast062113extra</guid>
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<title>1486: A 2013 Interview with Julia Spencer-Fleming</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast062013extra</link>
<description>"What I find fascinating is the repairative nature of solving the crime..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/julia_spencer-fleming-2013-higher_mysteries_3.mp3" length="50774450" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast062013extra</guid>
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<item>
<title>1485: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 102: Higher Mysteries</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast062013update</link>
<description>Laurie R. King, Sharan Newman, Julia Spencer-Fleming and Zoe Ferraris</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep102_higher_mysteries.mp3" length="5920595" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast062013update</guid>
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<title>1484: A 2013 Interview with Sharan Newman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast061913extra</link>
<description>"...Jews and Christians did mingle a lot, but there was still the tension..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/sharan_newman-2013-higher_mysteries_2.mp3" length="43233779" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast061913extra</guid>
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<item>
<title>1483: Podcast Extra: Laurie R. King Explores Higher Mysteries</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast061813extra</link>
<description>"In crime, we're dealing with passions."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/laurie_r_king-2013-higher_mysteries_1.mp3" length="40372499" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast061813extra</guid>
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<title>1482: A 2013 Interview with Michael Pollan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast061713</link>
<description>"The culture of barbecue is highly Balkanized."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2013 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/michael_pollan-2013.mp3" length="71453347" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-17-13-podcast.htm#podcast061713</guid>
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<item>
<title>1481: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 101: Michael Pollan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-10-13-podcast.htm#podcast061513update</link>
<description>Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep101_michael_pollan.mp3" length="6839170" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-10-13-podcast.htm#podcast061513update</guid>
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<title>1480: A 2013 interview with Robin Sloan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-10-13-podcast.htm#podcast061113</link>
<description>"These people deserve to be part of these stories."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/robin_sloan-5112013.mp3" length="22898077" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-10-13-podcast.htm#podcast061113</guid>
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<title>1479: A 2013 Interview with Karen Joy Fowler</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-10-13-podcast.htm#podcast061013</link>
<description>"We all question ourselves from time to time."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/karen_joy_fowler-2013.mp3" length="84181876" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-10-13-podcast.htm#podcast061013</guid>
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<title>1478: Podcast Extra: Matt Taibbi on Oil Price Fixing and Wall Street Reform</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-10-13-podcast.htm#podcast061013extra</link>
<description>"...this entire debate can come down to sematics..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/matt_taibbi-05-2013.mp3" length="25094418" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-10-13-podcast.htm#podcast061013extra</guid>
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<title>1477: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 100: Karen Joy Fowler</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-03-13-podcast.htm#podcast060813update</link>
<description>We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep100_karen_joy_fowler.mp3" length="6206256" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-03-13-podcast.htm#podcast060813update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1476: Podcast Extra: Karen Joy Fowler Preview Interview</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-03-13-podcast.htm#podcast060813</link>
<description>"My father was a psychologist."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/karen_joy_fowler-2013-preview.mp3" length="15965400" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-03-13-podcast.htm#podcast060813</guid>
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<title>1475: A 2013 Interview with Kate Atkinson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-03-13-podcast.htm#podcast060313</link>
<description>"I'm still in the war zone..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/kate_atkinson-2013.mp3" length="76947375" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/06-03-13-podcast.htm#podcast060313</guid>
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<title>1474: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 99: Kate Atkinson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/05-27-13-podcast.htm#podcast052913update</link>
<description>Life After Life</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep099_kate_atkinson.mp3" length="6206256" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/05-27-13-podcast.htm#podcast052913update</guid>
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<title>1472: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 98: John Langan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/05-13-13-podcast.htm#podcast052213update</link>
<description>The Wide Carnivorous Sky and Other Monstrous Geographies</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep098_john_langan.mp3" length="6386164" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/05-13-13-podcast.htm#podcast052213update</guid>
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<title>1471: A 2013 Interview with Mary Roach</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/05-13-13-podcast.htm#podcast051313</link>
<description>"I'd done a story on flatulence..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>1470: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 97: Mary Roach</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/05-06-13-podcast.htm#podcast051213update</link>
<description>Gulp.</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep097_mary_roach.mp3" length="5984639" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/05-06-13-podcast.htm#podcast051213update</guid>
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<title>1469: Mary Robinette Kowal Reads "Evil Robot Monkey" at SF in SF on April 20, 2013</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/05-06-13-podcast.htm#podcast050813</link>
<description>"...not that there's anything remotely Regency about evil robot monkeys..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/05082013-mary_robinette_kowal-reading_1-sfinsf04202013.mp3" length="15558478" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/05-06-13-podcast.htm#podcast050813</guid>
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<title>1468: A 2013 Interview with Glennon Doyle Melton</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/05-06-13-podcast.htm#podcast050613</link>
<description>:"Ironically, confession is a little bit addictive."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 May 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/glennon_doyle_melton-2013.mp3" length="74669685" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/05-06-13-podcast.htm#podcast050613</guid>
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<title>1467: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 96: Glennon Doyle Melton</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-29-13-podcast.htm#podcast050413update</link>
<description>Carry On, Warrior</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep096_glennon_doyle_melton.mp3" length="5970110" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-29-13-podcast.htm#podcast050413update</guid>
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<title>1466: A 2013 Telephone Interview with Benjamin Percy</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-29-13-podcast.htm#podcast050413</link>
<description>"I was thinking about what we fear right now."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/benjamin_percy-2013-phone.mp3" length="19223812" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-29-13-podcast.htm#podcast050413</guid>
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<title>1465: Rick Klaw Reads at SF in SF on April 20, 2013</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-29-13-podcast.htm#podcast050113</link>
<description>"...those are the kind of people that don’t get work anymore..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/05012013-rick_klaw-reading-sfinsf04202013.mp3" length="19153922" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-29-13-podcast.htm#podcast050113</guid>
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<title>1464: A 2013 Interview with Ben Katchor</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-29-13-podcast.htm#podcast042913</link>
<description> "...people are hesitant to make their own building into a ruin..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/ben_katchor-2013.mp3" length="77203371" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-29-13-podcast.htm#podcast042913</guid>
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<item>
<title>1463: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 95: Ben Katchor</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast042813update</link>
<description>Hand Drying in America</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep095_ben_katchor.mp3" length="7549232" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast042813update</guid>
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<title>1462: Thomas Frank from The Easy Chair and Harper's Magazine: TV's DC Fantasies</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast042713</link>
<description>"... basically, everyone is corrupt ..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/thomas_frank-04142013.mp3" length="38724092" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast042713</guid>
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<title>1462: A 2013 Interview with Danielle Trussoni</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast042213</link>
<description>"I wanted it to be accurate...absolutely accurate."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/danielle_trussoni-2013.mp3" length="48142425" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-22-13-podcast.htm#podcast042213</guid>
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<title>1461: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 94: Danielle Trussoni</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast042113update</link>
<description>Angelopolis</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep094_danielle_trussoni.mp3" length="6915572" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast042113update</guid>
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<title>1460: Matt Richtel, Sophie Littlefield and Terry Bisson at SF in SF on February 9, 2013</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast041713</link>
<description>"You cannot do this all day long." Sophie Littlefield</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/04172013-littlefield-richtel-bisson-panel-sfinsf02092013.mp3" length="154846040" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast041713</guid>
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<title>1459: A 2013 Interview with Stephen Kessler</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast041613</link>
<description>"..knit a formal coherence by way of sound and rhythm..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/stephen_kessler-2013.mp3" length="82072747" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-15-13-podcast.htm#podcast041613</guid>
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<title>1458: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 93: Stephen Kessler</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-08-13-podcast.htm#podcast041413update</link>
<description>Scratch Pegasus</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep093_stephen_kessler.mp3" length="5676399" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-08-13-podcast.htm#podcast041413update</guid>
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<title>1457: Matt Richtel Reads at SF in SF on February 9, 2013</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-08-13-podcast.htm#podcast040913</link>
<description>"I'm much more interested in the mental miasma..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/04092013-matt_richtel-reading-sfinsf02092013.mp3" length="16781320" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-08-13-podcast.htm#podcast040913</guid>
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<title>1456: A 2013 Interview with Ruth Ozeki</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-08-13-podcast.htm#podcast040813</link>
<description>"...through the act of writing, she would somehow conjure the reader into being..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/ruth_ozeki-2013.mp3" length="71528880" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-08-13-podcast.htm#podcast040813</guid>
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<title>1455: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 92: Ruth Ozeki</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast040713update</link>
<description>A Tale for the Time Being</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Apr 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep092_ruth_ozeki.mp3" length="6279613" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast040713update</guid>
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<title>1454: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 91: Lawrence Wright</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast040613update</link>
<description>Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood and the Prison of Belief</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep091_lawrence_wright.mp3" length="6278400" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast040613update</guid>
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<title>1453: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast040413</link>
<description>'A Tale for the Time Being' by Ruth Ozeki, 'Odds Against Tomorrow' by Nathaniel Rich and 'Pandemonium' by Warren Fahy</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/04042013-3_books_with_alan_cheuse.mp3" length="30774970" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast040413</guid>
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<title>1452: A 2013 Interview with MacKenzie Bezos</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast040213</link>
<description>"...without intention or recognition, we're playing important roles in the lives of other people..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/mackenzie_bezos-2013.mp3" length="71803785" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/04-01-13-podcast.htm#podcast040213</guid>
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<title>1451: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 90: Mackenzie Bezos</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast040113update</link>
<description>Traps</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep090_mackenzie_bezos.mp3" length="6719403" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast040113update</guid>
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<title>1450: A 2013 Interview with Patrice Vecchione</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast032813</link>
<description>"...a lot of my work in the first draft looks like prose..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/patrice_vecchione-2013.mp3" length="76382398" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast032813</guid>
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<title>1449: A 2013 Interview with Hugh Howey</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast032513</link>
<description>"...the great thing about dystopia is that you get to wear down the world ..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/hugh_howey-2013.mp3" length="70815018" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast032513</guid>
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<title>1448: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 89: Hugh Howey</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast032413update</link>
<description>Wool</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep089_hugh_howey.mp3" length="7459734" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast032413update</guid>
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<title>1442: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 88: Karen Russell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast031013update</link>
<description>Vampires in the Lemon Grove</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep088_karen_russell.mp3" length="6843625" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast031013update</guid>
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<title>1447: A 2008 Interview With Nathaniel Rich</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast032113</link>
<description>"I spent a long time reducing the craziness factor..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/nathaniel_rich-2008.mp3" length="101318055" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast032113</guid>
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<title>1446: A 2008 NPR First Books Report on 'The Mayor's Tongue'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast032113a</link>
<description>First Books for NPR</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/03212013-first_books_nathaniel_rich.mp3" length="8513876" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast032113a</guid>
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<title>1445: A 2013 Interview with Lawrence Wright</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast031813</link>
<description>"...there's a psychic wound that couldn't heal..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Mar 2013 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/lawrence_wright-2013.mp3" length="91344443" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast031813</guid>
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<title>1444: Sophie Littlefield Reads from 'Aftertime' at SF in SF on February 9, 2013</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-11-13-podcast.htm#podcast031413</link>
<description>"These characters are called beaters..."
</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/03142013-sophie_littlefield-reading-sfinsf02092013.mp3" length="15050635" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-11-13-podcast.htm#podcast031413</guid>
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<title>1443: A 2013 Interview with Karen Russell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-11-13-podcast.htm#podcast031113</link>
<description>"...we've made these strange mirrors...."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/karen_russell-2013.mp3" length="63181929" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-11-13-podcast.htm#podcast031113</guid>
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<title>1441: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast030713</link>
<description>Gene Kerrigan, 'Rage' ; Stephen Dobyns, 'The Burn Palace' ; Yoko Ogawa, 'Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/03072013-three_books_with_alan_cheuse-022713.mp3" length="29145417" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast030713</guid>
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<title>1440: A 2013 Interview with Robert R. McCammon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast030413</link>
<description>"When I was a kid, I remember reading a book, and when it ended, it was sad to me..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Mar 2013 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/robert_r_mccammon-2013.mp3" length="58338303" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/03-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast030413</guid>
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<title>1439: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 87: Robert R. McCammon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast030213update</link>
<description>I Travel By Night</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep087_robert_r_mccammon.mp3" length="6482004" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast030213update</guid>
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<title>1438: A 2013 Interview with Steven Gould</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast022813</link>
<description>"...it came out of what-if..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/steven_gould-sfinsf01192013.mp3" length="20138394" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast022813</guid>
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<title>1437: A 2013 Interview with Laura J. Mixon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast022613</link>
<description>"...we'd have to change ourselves..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/laura_j_mixon-sfinsf01192013.mp3" length="30787392" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast022613</guid>
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<title>1436: A 2013 Interview with Gregory D. Johnsen</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast022513</link>
<description>"..he would shell somebody with one hand and then embrace them with the other..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/gregory_d_johnsen-2013.mp3" length="88783919" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-25-13-podcast.htm#podcast022513</guid>
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<title>1435: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 86: Gregory D.Johnsen</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast022213update</link>
<description>The Last Refuge: Yemen, Al-Qaeda, and America's War in Arabia</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep086_gregory_d_johnsen.mp3" length="6719189" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast022213update</guid>
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<title>1434: A 2013 Interview with Leslie Klinger</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast022113</link>
<description>"We're hoping for a streamlined procedure..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/leslie_klinger-2013.mp3" length="39557375" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast022113</guid>
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<title>1433: A 2013 Interview with Siobhan Fallon, Amy Kossow, Chad Deverman and Arwen Anderson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast021913</link>
<description>"We're looking at the shape of the text on the page..."-Amy Kossow</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/siobhan_fallon_wfw_kossow_deverman_anderson-2013.mp3" length="47885404" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast021913</guid>
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<title>1432: A 2013 Interview with Dave Barry</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast021813</link>
<description>"Where's the beef, Mr. Lama?"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/dave_barry-2013.mp3" length="70701433" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-18-13-podcast.htm#podcast021813</guid>
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<title>1431: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 85: Dave Barry</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-11-13-podcast.htm#podcast021513update</link>
<description>Insane City</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep085_dave_barry.mp3" length="6006772" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-11-13-podcast.htm#podcast021513update</guid>
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<title>1430: Steven Gould Reads from Impulse at SF in SF on January 19, 2013</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-11-13-podcast.htm#podcast021313</link>
<description>"This full-disclosure thing would take some getting used to."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/02132013-steven_gould-reading-sfinsf01192013.mp3" length="37490934" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-11-13-podcast.htm#podcast021313</guid>
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<title>1429: A 2013 Interview with Cory Doctorow</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-11-13-podcast.htm#podcast021113</link>
<description>"Student debt is the new sub-prime."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/cory_doctorow-2013.mp3" length="85731383" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-11-13-podcast.htm#podcast021113</guid>
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<title>1428: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 84: Cory Doctorow</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast021013update</link>
<description>Homeland</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep084_cory_doctorow.mp3" length="6263903" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast021013update</guid>
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<title>1427: Panel Discussion with Steven Gould and Laura J. Mixon Moderated by Terry Bisson from SF in SF January 19, 2013</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast020613</link>
<description>"...the very difficult choices women still have to make between their career and their kids..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/02062013-bisson_gould_mixon_panel--sfinsf01192013.mp3" length="88093801" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast020613</guid>
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<title>1426: A 2013 Interview with Ian Rankin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast021113</link>
<description>"Everything I know about writing I've learned from reading books."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/ian_rankin-2013.mp3" length="72206368" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/02-04-13-podcast.htm#podcast021113</guid>
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<title>1425: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 83: Ian Rankin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-28-13-podcast.htm#podcast013113update</link>
<description>Standing in Another Man's Grave</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep083_ian_rankin.mp3" length="5953611" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-28-13-podcast.htm#podcast013113update</guid>
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<title>1424: Laura J. Mixon Reads from Child Left Behind at SF in SF on January 19, 2013</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-28-13-podcast.htm#podcast013013</link>
<description>"...out of fear, that I would end up..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/01302013-laura_j_mixon-reading-sfinsf01192013.mp3" length="31763424" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-28-13-podcast.htm#podcast013013</guid>
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<title>1423: A 2013 Interview with Tracy Kidder</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-28-13-podcast.htm#podcast012813</link>
<description>"I always have a reader in mind, and that's Dick Todd."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/tracy_kidder-2013.mp3" length="79938450" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-28-13-podcast.htm#podcast012813</guid>
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<title>1422: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 82: Tracy Kidder</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast012813update</link>
<description>Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep082_tracy_kidder.mp3" length="6079428" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast012813update</guid>
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<title>1421: Thomas Frank From The Easy Chair</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast012313</link>
<description>"...they should be running a much larger deficit...."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/thomas_frank-01182013.mp3" length="47937186" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast012313</guid>
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<title>1420: A 2013 Interview With Jojo Moyes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast012113</link>
<description>"...it would not have been true to his character..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/jojo_moyes-2013.mp3" length="74603442" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-21-13-podcast.htm#podcast012113</guid>
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<title>1419: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 81: Jojo Moyes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast011913update</link>
<description>Me Before You</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2013 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep081_jojo_moyes.mp3" length="6151890" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast011913update</guid>
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<title>1418: A 2012 Interview with Ken Scholes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast011513</link>
<description>"...I was writing characters who did not understand the world that they came from..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/ken_scholes-sfinsf101212.mp3" length="18157401" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast011513</guid>
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<title>1417: A 2012 Interview with Laird Barron</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast011413</link>
<description>"I kind of rejoice when I wake up from a dream..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/laird_barron-2013.mp3" length="82381361" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-14-13-podcast.htm#podcast011413</guid>
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<title>1416: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 80: Laird Barron</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast011113update</link>
<description>The Croning and The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep080_laird_barron.mp3" length="6705132" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast011113update</guid>
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<title>1415: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast011013</link>
<description> Louise Erdrich, 'The Round House', Amanda Coplin, 'The Orchardist', Eowyn Ivey, 'The Snow Child'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-news/01102013-3_books_with_alan_cheuse.mp3" length="33192740" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast011013</guid>
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<title>1414: A 2012 Interview with Andrew P. Mayer at SF in SF on October 12, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast010813</link>
<description>"...characters become their ideas, become their ideals..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/andrew_mayer-sfinsf101212.mp3" length="15555006" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast010813</guid>
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<title>1413: A 2012 Interview with Fariba Nawa</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast010713</link>
<description>"...she pulled on my coat and said, 'You have to help me...'"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2013/2013-interviews/fariba_nawa-2012.mp3" length="79088607" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2013/01-07-13-podcast.htm#podcast010713</guid>
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<title>1412: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 79: Fariba Nawa</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-31-12-podcast.htm#podcast010313update</link>
<description>Opium Nation</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2013 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep079_fariba_nawa.mp3" length="6097900" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-31-12-podcast.htm#podcast010313update</guid>
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<title>1411: Lee Child at Google November 31, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-17-12-podcast.htm#podcast121912</link>
<description>"...it goes beyond to a kind of consolation ..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/lee_child-2012-google.mp3" length="72206564" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-17-12-podcast.htm#podcast121912</guid>
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<title>1410: A 2012 Interview with Lee Child</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-17-12-podcast.htm#podcast121712</link>
<description>"To me, there is only one draft."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/lee_child-2012.mp3" length="63001257" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-17-12-podcast.htm#podcast121712</guid>
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<title>1409: Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Hazenuts from Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express </title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-10-12-cooking.htm#c121512</link>
<description>Easy, Fast, Delicious Fresh and Left Over</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_cook/time_to_cook_ep001_roasted_brussel_sprouts_bittman.mp3" length="9081848" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-10-12-cooking.htm#c121512</guid>
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<title>1408: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 78: Lee Child</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast121412update</link>
<description>A Wanted Man</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep078_lee_child.mp3" length="6848872" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast121412update</guid>
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<title>1407: A 2012 Interview with Tad Williams at SF in SF on October 12, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast121412</link>
<description>"...he has to be a hero just to be there..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/tad_williams-sfinsf101212.mp3" length="23471244" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast121412</guid>
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<title>1406: A 2004 Interview with Graham Joyce</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast121112</link>
<description>"I like offering the stories of these midlands people..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2004/2004-interviews/graham_joyce-2004.mp3" length="57956348" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast121112</guid>
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<title>1405: A 2012 Interview with Susannah Cahalan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast121012</link>
<description>"I remember them like dream-like states."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/susannah_cahalan-2012.mp3" length="65782092" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast121012</guid>
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<title>1404: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 77: Susannah Cahalan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast120812update</link>
<description>Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep077_susannah_cahalan.mp3" length="6424796" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast120812update</guid>
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<title>1403: Ken Scholes, Andrew Mayer, and Tad Williams Discuss EPIC Fantasy Moderated by Terry Bisson on October 12, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast120612</link>
<description>"...you could spend your entire career not having a career by going back and re-working the same five chapters..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/120612-scholes_mayer_williams_bisson_panel-sfinsf101212.mp3" length="88071460" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast120612</guid>
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<title>1402: Ken Scholes Reads at SF in SF on October 12, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast120512</link>
<description>"There was a time when I used to get up and preach..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/120412-ken_scholes-sfinsf101212-reading.mp3" length="12492140" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast120512</guid>
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<title>1401: A 2012 Interview with Justin Cronin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast120312</link>
<description>"How do you re-assemble a world?"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/justin_cronin-2012.mp3" length="79788748" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/12-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast120312</guid>
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<title>1400: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 76: Justin Cronin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast120112update</link>
<description>The Twelve</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep076_justin_cronin.mp3" length="6947253" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast120112update</guid>
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<title>1399: A 2012 Interview with Charles Burns and Chris Ware</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast120112</link>
<description>"..Tolstoy, the greatest writer who ever lived, he focused on how ..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/charles_burns-chris_ware-2012.mp3" length="57024310" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast120112</guid>
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<title>1398: A 2012 Interview with Chris Ware</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast112812</link>
<description>"... an attempt to get at what it feels like to be alive..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/chris_ware-2012.mp3" length="66981965" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast112812</guid>
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<title>1397: A 2012 Interview with Charles Burns</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast112612</link>
<description>"...you're getting information in different ways..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/charles_burns-2012.mp3" length="67069734" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast112612</guid>
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<title>1396: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 75: Charles Burns and Chris Ware</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast112412update</link>
<description>The Hive and Building Stories</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep075_charles_burns_chris_ware.mp3" length="5501661" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast112412update</guid>
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<title>1395: Tad Williams Reads at SF in SF on October 15, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast112112</link>
<description>"...he is in Hell, he's wearing a demonic body..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/112012-tad_williams-sfinsf101212-reading.mp3" length="34173600" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>1394: A 2012 Interview with Craig Childs</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast111912</link>
<description>"...we all want this to last..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/craig_childs-2012.mp3" length="78748257" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast111912</guid>
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<title>1393: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 74: Craig Childs</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast111812update</link>
<description>Apocalyptic Planet: Field Guide to the Everending Earth</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep074_craig_childs.mp3" length="6411641" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast111812update</guid>
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<title>1392: A 2012 Interview with Junot Diaz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast111412</link>
<description>"...you have to produce the world where your characters and conflicts are set."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/junot_diaz-2012.mp3" length="62011494" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast111412</guid>
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<title>1391: Andrew P. Mayer Reads from 'Hearts of Smoke and Steam'  at SF in SF on October 12, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast111312</link>
<description>"...the weapon looked complicated..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/111312-andrew_mayer-sfinsf101212-reading.mp3" length="23085810" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast111312</guid>
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<title>1390: A 2012 Interview with Louise Erdrich</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast111212</link>
<description> "...there was nothing but assimilation."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/louise_erdrich-2012.mp3" length="45825858" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast111212</guid>
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<title>1389: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 72: Louise Erdrich</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-29-12-podcast.htm#podcast111112update</link>
<description>The Round House</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2012 12:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep073_louise_erdrich.mp3" length="6253496" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-29-12-podcast.htm#podcast111112update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1388: A 2012 Interview with Michael Marshall Smith</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast110912</link>
<description>"It's about the release of information ..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/michael_marshall_smith-2012.mp3" length="100267468" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast110912</guid>
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<title>1387: A 2012 Interview with Cindy Pon at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast110712</link>
<description>"If I dig it, I write it."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/cindy_pon-sfinsf09152012.mp3" length="14753830" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast110712</guid>
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<title>1386: A 2012 Interview with Tom Wolfe</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast110512</link>
<description>"This is not a how-to book."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/tom_wolfe-2012.mp3" length="82931722" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/11-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast110512</guid>
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<title>1385: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 72: Tom Wolfe</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-29-12-podcast.htm#podcast110412update</link>
<description>Back to Blood</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2012 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep072_tom_wolfe.mp3" length="6198818" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-29-12-podcast.htm#podcast110412update</guid>
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<title>1384: A New Podcast of the 2003 Audio Interview Interview with Douglas Coupland</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-29-12-podcast.htm#podcast103012a</link>
<description>"..who's the person being redeemewd in the end?"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2003/2003-interviews/douglas_coupland-2003.mp3" length="35847463" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-29-12-podcast.htm#podcast103012a</guid>
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<title>1383: A 2012 Interview with Roz Kaveney</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-29-12-podcast.htm#podcast103012</link>
<description>"I quite enjoyed writing fan fiction, I found it very liberating."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/roz_kaveny-sfinsf09152012.mp3" length="21827311" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-29-12-podcast.htm#podcast103012</guid>
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<title>1382: A 2012 Interview with Debra Dean</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-29-12-podcast.htm#podcast102912</link>
<description>"...there's something to be said for staying in your imagination."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 07:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/debra_dean-2012.mp3" length="75335750" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-29-12-podcast.htm#podcast102912</guid>
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<item>
<title>1381: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 71: Debra Dean</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-22-12-podcast.htm#podcast102512update</link>
<description>The Mirrored World</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep071_debra_dean.mp3" length="7182503" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-22-12-podcast.htm#podcast102512update</guid>
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<title>1380: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-22-12-podcast.htm#podcast102512</link>
<description>Joyce Carol Oates, 'Black Dahlia, White Rose,' Gregory Benford and Larry Niven, 'Bowl of Heaven,' Charles Cumming 'A Foreign Country'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/102512-alan_cheuse-3books.mp3" length="29177029" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-22-12-podcast.htm#podcast102512</guid>
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<item>
<title>1379: A 2012 Interview with Malinda Lo</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-22-12-podcast.htm#podcast102312</link>
<description>"I found that describing the way a scene was lit actually helped a lot."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/malinda_lo-sfinsf09152012.mp3" length="15330559" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-22-12-podcast.htm#podcast102312</guid>
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<item>
<title>1378: A 2012 Interview with Jeffrey Toobin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-22-12-podcast.htm#podcast102212</link>
<description>"..they were Republicans, who left the Supreme Court, totally alienated from the modern Republican party..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/jeffrey_toobin-2012.mp3" length="75062830" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-22-12-podcast.htm#podcast102212</guid>
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<item>
<title>1377: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 70: Jeffrey Toobin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-15-12-podcast.htm#podcast101712update</link>
<description>The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep070_jeffrey_toobin.mp3" length="6433187" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-15-12-podcast.htm#podcast101712update</guid>
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<title>1376: Cindy Pon Reads at SF in SF on September 15, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-15-12-podcast.htm#podcast101612</link>
<description>"His words were ice against her ear."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/101112-cindy_pon-sfinsf09152012-reading.mp3" length="19505929" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-15-12-podcast.htm#podcast101612</guid>
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<title>1375: A 2012 Interview with Gene Robinson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-15-12-podcast.htm#podcast101512</link>
<description>"I imagine having a conversation with one of them."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Oct 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/gene_robinson-2012.mp3" length="63459575" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-15-12-podcast.htm#podcast101512</guid>
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<item>
<title>1374: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 69: Gene Robinson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-08-12-podcast.htm#podcast101312update</link>
<description>God Believes in Love: Straight Talk About Gay Marriage</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 18:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep069_gene_robinson.mp3" length="6637619" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-08-12-podcast.htm#podcast101312update</guid>
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<title>1373: SF in SF Panel Discussion, September 15 2012:  Roz Kaveney, Malinda Lo, Cindy Pon, Moderated by Rick Kleffel</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-08-12-podcast.htm#podcast101112</link>
<description>"I'm a little bit of a namedropper." - Roz Kaveney</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/101112-panel-sfinsf09152012-lo_kaveney_pon_kleffel.mp3" length="85783083" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-08-12-podcast.htm#podcast101112</guid>
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<title>1372: A 2002 Interview with Ramsey Campbell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-08-12-podcast.htm#podcast101012</link>
<description>"....to show the thing from the viewpoint of the monster...."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/ramsey_campbell-2002.mp3" length="75034432" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-08-12-podcast.htm#podcast101012</guid>
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<item>
<title>1371: A 2012 Interview with Robert D. Kaplan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-08-12-podcast.htm#podcast100812</link>
<description>"Europe's southern border is the Sahara Desert."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/robert_d_kaplan-2012.mp3" length="81174582" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-08-12-podcast.htm#podcast100812</guid>
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<title>1370: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 68: Robert D. Kaplan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-01-12-podcast.htm#podcast100412update</link>
<description>The Revenge of Geography</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep068_robert_d_kaplan.mp3" length="5615307" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-01-12-podcast.htm#podcast100412update</guid>
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<title>1369: A 2012 Live Interview with Joann Rose Leonard at Capitola Book Cafe</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-01-12-podcast.htm#podcast100312</link>
<description> "...how our beliefs color and change how we think about things..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/joann_rose_leonard-2012.mp3" length="95178275" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-01-12-podcast.htm#podcast100312</guid>
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<title>1368: Malinda Lo Reads from 'Adaptation' at SF in SF on September 16, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-01-12-podcast.htm#podcast100212</link>
<description>"I'll begin with the epigraph, which is from Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/100212-malinda_lo-sfinsf09152012-reading.mp3" length="30984854" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-01-12-podcast.htm#podcast100212</guid>
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<title>1367: A 2012 Interview with D. T. Max</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-01-12-podcast.htm#podcast100112</link>
<description>"...for me there was a really funny, strange opportunity to write a biography about someone who listened to the same music as me."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/dt_max-2012.mp3" length="75788904" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/10-01-12-podcast.htm#podcast100112</guid>
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<item>
<title>1366: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 67: D. T. Max</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-24-12-podcast.htm#podcast092812update</link>
<description>Every Love Story is a Ghost Story: A Life of David Foster Wallace</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep067_dt_max.mp3" length="6629420" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-24-12-podcast.htm#podcast092812update</guid>
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<title>1365: A 2012 Interview with Michael A. Lewis at the Capitola Book Cafe</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-24-12-podcast.htm#podcast092812</link>
<description>"...maybe we could carry on what Abbey has said before us..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/michael_a_lewis-2012-cbc_live_08252012.mp3" length="94882505" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-24-12-podcast.htm#podcast092812</guid>
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<item>
<title>1364: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 66: Michael A. Lewis</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-24-12-podcast.htm#podcast092712update</link>
<description>The Environmeddlers</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep066_michael_lewis.mp3" length="7018910" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-24-12-podcast.htm#podcast092712update</guid>
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<title>1363: A 2012 Reading by Roz Kaveney from 'Rituals' at SF in SF, September 15, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-24-12-podcast.htm#podcast092712</link>
<description>"Have you actually lived for thousands of years and retained that much capacity for trust?"</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 29 Sep 2012 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/092512-roz_kaveny-sfinsf09152012-reading.mp3" length="17223439" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-24-12-podcast.htm#podcast092712</guid>
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<title>1362: A 2012 Interview with David Rich</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-24-12-podcast.htm#podcast092412</link>
<description>"You don't know what your parents have going on, and all of a sudden it affects your life."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Sep 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/david_rich-2012.mp3" length="60345010" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-24-12-podcast.htm#podcast092412</guid>
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<item>
<title>1361: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 65: David Rich</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-17-12-podcast.htm#podcast092212update</link>
<description>Caravan of Thieves</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2012 16:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep065-david_rich.mp3" length="6569977" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-17-12-podcast.htm#podcast092212update</guid>
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<title>1360: A 2012 Phone Interview with D. T. Max</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-17-12-podcast.htm#podcast091812</link>
<description>"...his mental life was full of so much drama."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/dt_max-2012-phone.mp3" length="20007220" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-17-12-podcast.htm#podcast091812</guid>
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<item>
<title>1359: A 2012 Interview with Tad Williams</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-17-12-podcast.htm#podcast091712</link>
<description>"Is this the true order?"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Sep 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/tad_williams-2012.mp3" length="85563112" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-17-12-podcast.htm#podcast091712</guid>
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<item>
<title>1358: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 64: Tad Williams</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast091512update</link>
<description>The Dirty Streets of Heaven</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 15 Sep 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep064_tad_williams.mp3" length="5851621" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast091512update</guid>
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<title>1357: Carlos Ruiz Zafon Live at Copperfield's Books, Santa Rosa, California, July 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast091112</link>
<description>"Why can't a book stay a book?"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2012 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/carlos_ruiz_zafon-2012-copperfields.mp3" length="69572915" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast091112</guid>
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<title>1356: A 2012 Interview with Charles Yu</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast091012</link>
<description>"...a rigorous definition of what sorry is..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/charles_yu-2012.mp3" length="80205034" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-10-12-podcast.htm#podcast091012</guid>
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<title>1355: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 63: Charles Yu</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast090812update</link>
<description>Sorry Please Thank You</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep063_charles_yu.mp3" length="6166712" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast090812update</guid>
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<title>1353: A 2004 Interview with Tom Perrotta</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast0905122</link>
<description> "...I knew the story was going to end with a woman waiting at a playground at night...."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2004/2004-interviews/tom_perrotta-2004.mp3" length="78705269" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast0905122</guid>
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<title>1352: A 2012 Interview with Laura Lippman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast090312</link>
<description>"...there comes a time when I need to step back and not be thinking about the words so much..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/laura_lippman-2012.mp3" length="92373774" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/09-03-12-podcast.htm#podcast090312</guid>
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<item>
<title>1351: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 62: Laura Lippman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast083112update</link>
<description>And When She Was Good</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep062_laura_lippman.mp3" length="6857954" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast083112update</guid>
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<title>1350: A 2012 Interview with Karen Kondazian</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast083112</link>
<description>"...once in a while it feels like you’re channeling..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/karen_kondazian-2012.mp3" length="75784707" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast083112</guid>
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<item>
<title>1349: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 61: Karen Kondazian</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast083012update</link>
<description>The Whip</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep061_karen_kondazian.mp3" length="6406742" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast083012update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1348: John Shirley Interviewed at SF in SF on July 7, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast083012</link>
<description>"In the novel it gets very, very dark and it's sort of Lord of the Flies for the 21st century."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/john_shirley-2012-sfinsf-07072012.mp3" length="14659860" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast083012</guid>
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<title>1347: A 2012 Interview with Richard Kadrey</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast082812</link>
<description>"I didn't start out with the intention of re-writing the history, like I said, of reality..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/richard_kadrey-2012-sfinsf07072012.mp3" length="18704444" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast082812</guid>
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<item>
<title>1346: A 2012 Interview with Tim Powers</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast082712</link>
<description>"...their poetic gift did seem to sort of, come from outside of themselves..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/tim_powers-2012.mp3" length="89111933" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast082712</guid>
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<item>
<title>1345: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 60: Tim Powers</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast082512update</link>
<description>Hide Me Among the Graves</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep060_tim_powers.mp3" length="6651463" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast082512update</guid>
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<title>1344: SF in SF Panel from 07-07-12 with Terry Bisson, Richard Kadrey and John Shirley</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast082112</link>
<description>"..they did Jimmy Olsen that, didn't they?" - John Shirley</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/082212-sfinsf-07072012-panel_shirley_kadrey.mp3" length="78813052" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast082112</guid>
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<item>
<title>1343: A 2012 Interview with Brian Castner</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast082012</link>
<description>"My goal in writing the book was to write it as it felt."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/brian_castner-2012.mp3" length="76046630" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast082012</guid>
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<item>
<title>1342: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 59: Brian Castner</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast081912update</link>
<description>The Long Walk</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep059_brian_castner.mp3" length="6888896" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast081912update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1341: Richard Kadrey Reads from 'Devil Said Bang' at SF in SF on July 7, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast081412</link>
<description>"...it's the sort of restless, screwed-up dead..."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2012 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/081512-sfinsf-07072012-kadreyr.mp3" length="31060494" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast081412</guid>
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<title>1340: A 2012 Interview with James P. Blaylock</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast081312</link>
<description>"...I decided I wanted to write pieces that I might have written if I was thirty years old in 1875."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/james_p_blaylock-2012.mp3" length="106112101" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast081312</guid>
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<item>
<title>1339: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 58: James P. Blaylock</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast081212update</link>
<description>Zeuglodon</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep058_james_p_blaylock.mp3" length="6616766" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast081212update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1338: John Shirley Reads from 'Everything is Broken' at SF in SF on July 7, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast080712</link>
<description>"..A kind of a Lord of the Flies for the near-future..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/080812-sfinsf-07072012-shirleyr.mp3" length="29515668" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast080712</guid>
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<item>
<title>1337: Alan Cheuse Live at the Capitola Book Cafe, July 21, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast080612</link>
<description>"...A novel is like a marriage..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/alan_cheuse-cbc_live-07212012.mp3" length="116487727" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/08-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast080612</guid>
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<item>
<title>1336: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 57: Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast080512update</link>
<description>Paradise, or Eat Your Face</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep057_alan_cheuse.mp3" length="6086951" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast080512update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1335: A 2012 Live Conversation with Carlos Ruiz Zafon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast080512</link>
<description>"...the way I do it is working in circles..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/carlos_ruiz_zafon-2012-vromans.mp3" length="84476512" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast080512</guid>
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<item>
<title>1334: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast073112</link>
<description>Alix Olin Signs and Wonders, Charles Yu Sorry Please Thank You and Jonathan Carroll The Woman Who Married a Cloud</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/073112-alan_cheuse-3_books-07202012.mp3" length="37132476" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast073112</guid>
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<item>
<title>1333: A 2012 Interview with Deborah Harkness</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast073012</link>
<description>"...he would not have been a nice guy..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/deborah_harkness-2012.mp3" length="59040435" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast073012</guid>
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<item>
<title>1332: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 56: Deborah Harkness</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast072612update</link>
<description>Shadow of Night</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2012 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep056_deborah_harkness.mp3" length="6232141" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast072612update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1331: Rachel Swirsky Interviewed at SF in SF on June 16, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast0725122</link>
<description>Short Stories</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/rachel_swirsky-2012-sfinsf06212012.mp3" length="13055702" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast0725122</guid>
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<item>
<title>1330: Robert J. Sawyer Interviewed at SF in SF on June 16, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast072512</link>
<description>Novels</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/robert_j_sawyer-2012-sfinsf06212012.mp3" length="29187223" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast072512</guid>
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<item>
<title>1329: A 2012 Interview With Carlos Ruiz Zafon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast072312</link>
<description>"...we create myths, we create religion, we create beliefs..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/carlos_ruiz_zafon-2012.mp3" length="79035627" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast072312</guid>
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<item>
<title>1328: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 55: Carlos Ruiz Zafon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast072312update</link>
<description>The Prisoner of Heaven</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep055_carlos_ruiz_zafon.mp3" length="5987530" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast072312update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1327: SF in SF , June 21, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast071712</link>
<description>Robert J. Sawyer and Rachel Swirsky with Terry Bisson</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/071712-panel-sfinsf06212012.mp3" length="87119049" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast071712</guid>
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<title>1326: A 2012 Interview with Christopher Hayes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast071612</link>
<description>"That elite failure has produced this sense of betrayal..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/christopher_hayes-2012.mp3" length="72691680" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast071612</guid>
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<item>
<title>1325: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 54: Christopher Hayes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast071212update</link>
<description>Twilight of the Elites: America After Meritocracy</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep054_christopher_hayes.mp3" length="6296363" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast071212update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1324: SF in SF June 21, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast071212</link>
<description>Robert J. Sawyer Reads from 'Triggers'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/071212-sfinsf06212012-sawyerr.mp3" length="34435321" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast071212</guid>
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<item>
<title>1323: SF in SF June 21, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast071012</link>
<description>Rachel Swirsky Reads "Death and the All-Night Donut Shop"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/071012-sfinsf06212012-swirskyr.mp3" length="22474325" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast071012</guid>
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<title>1322: A 2012 Interview with Glen Duncan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast070912</link>
<description> "...the dark hilarity of not feeling the way one is supposed to be feeling..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/glen_duncan-2012.mp3" length="70103095" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast070912</guid>
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<title>1321: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 53: Glen Duncan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast070712update</link>
<description>Talulla Rising</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2012 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep053_glen_duncan.mp3" length="6349574" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast070712update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1320: SF in SF June 16, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast070412</link>
<description>S. G. Browne and Lev Grossman Moderated by Terry Bisson</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/070412-browne_grossman-sfinsf-061612-panel.mp3" length="96960291" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast070412</guid>
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<title>1319: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 52: Anthony Swofford</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast070312update2</link>
<description>Hotels, Hospitals and Jails</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep052_anthony_swofford.mp3" length="6331371" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast070312update2</guid>
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<item>
<title>1318: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 51: Daniel H. Wilson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast070312update</link>
<description>Amped</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep051_daniel_h_wilson.mp3" length="5575137" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast070312update</guid>
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<title>1317: A 2012 Interview with Anthony Swofford</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast070212</link>
<description>I was going to do the opposite of what my father had done."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/anthony_swofford-2012.mp3" length="65717624" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/07-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast070212</guid>
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<item>
<title>1316: SF in SF on March 17, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-25-12-podcast.htm#podcast0627121</link>
<description>Panel with Claude Lalumiere and Dick Lupoff</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/062812-lalumiere_lupoff-2012-sfinsf03172012.mp3" length="47474130" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-25-12-podcast.htm#podcast0627121</guid>
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<item>
<title>1315: SF in SF on March 17, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-25-12-podcast.htm#podcast0627122</link>
<description>Interview with Dick Lupoff</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/richard_lupoff-2012-sfinsf03172012.mp3" length="12714055" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-25-12-podcast.htm#podcast0627122</guid>
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<item>
<title>1314: SF in SF on March 17, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-25-12-podcast.htm#podcast0627123</link>
<description>Interview with Claude Lalumiere</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/claude_lalumiere-2012-sfinsf03172012.mp3" length="19597267" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-25-12-podcast.htm#podcast0627123</guid>
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<item>
<title>1313: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 50: Peter Carey</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-25-12-podcast.htm#podcast062612update</link>
<description>The Chemistry of Tears</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep050_peter_carey.mp3" length="6681779" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-25-12-podcast.htm#podcast062612update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1312: A 2012 Interview with Daniel H. Wilson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-25-12-podcast.htm#podcast062512</link>
<description>"We're not done with our civil rights movements, and I don't know that we ever will be."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/daniel_h_wilson-2012.mp3" length="61538289" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-25-12-podcast.htm#podcast062512</guid>
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<title>1311: Live Interview with Kim Stanley Robinson at Capitola Book Cafe, June 16, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-18-12-podcast.htm#podcast062012</link>
<description>"...it's a somewhat Utopian situation in space, and still a somewhat grim and screwed up situation on Earth..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/kim_stanley_robinson_tac_live-06162012.mp3" length="98479932" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-18-12-podcast.htm#podcast062012</guid>
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<item>
<title>1310: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 49: Richard Ford</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-18-12-podcast.htm#podcast061912update</link>
<description>Canada</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep049_richard_ford.mp3" length="6544426" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-18-12-podcast.htm#podcast061912update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1309: A 2012 Interview With Peter Carey</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-18-12-podcast.htm#podcast061812</link>
<description>"...a story which was about the wild, wild, very beautiful thrilling inventions..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/peter_carey-2012.mp3" length="85113688" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-18-12-podcast.htm#podcast061812</guid>
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<item>
<title>1308: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 48: Leonard Mlodinov</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-11-12-podcast.htm#podcast061212update</link>
<description>Text</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep048_leonard_mlodinow.mp3" length="6248280" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-11-12-podcast.htm#podcast061212update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1307: A 2012 Interview with Richard Ford</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-11-12-podcast.htm#podcast061112</link>
<description>"Every book just has to have some fun parts for the guy who writes it."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/richard_ford-2012.mp3" length="81394431" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-11-12-podcast.htm#podcast061112</guid>
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<item>
<title>1306: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-04-12-podcast.htm#podcast060612</link>
<description>Hilary Mantel, Bring Up the Bodies ; Joseph Kanon, Instanbul Passage ; Paul Theroux, The Lower River</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/060612-three_books_with_alan_cheuse.mp3" length="29663158" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-04-12-podcast.htm#podcast060612</guid>
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<item>
<title>1305: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 47: Walter Mosley</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-04-12-podcast.htm#podcast060512update</link>
<description>The Gift of Fire</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep047_walter_mosley.mp3" length="6316233" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-04-12-podcast.htm#podcast060512update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1304: A 2012 Interview with Leonard Mlodinow</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-04-12-podcast.htm#podcast060412</link>
<description>"...so now, for the first time, you could look inside people's heads..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/leonard_mlodinow-2012.mp3" length="86349322" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/06-04-12-podcast.htm#podcast060412</guid>
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<item>
<title>1303: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 46: John Irving</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-28-12-podcast.htm#podcast052912update</link>
<description>In One Person</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep046_john_irving.mp3" length="6403142" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-28-12-podcast.htm#podcast052912update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1302: A 2012 Interview With John Irving</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-28-12-podcast.htm#podcast0528712</link>
<description>"There ought to be something you're afraid of in every novel that you write."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/john_irving-2012.mp3" length="85637107" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-28-12-podcast.htm#podcast052812</guid>
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<item>
<title>1301: SF in SF on March 17, 2012: Claude Lalumiere</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast0525121</link>
<description>Performances: The Book of Lost Pages</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/052512-lalumiere_readings-sfinsf03172012.mp3" length="39532708" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast0525121</guid>
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<item>
<title>1300: SF in SF on March 17, 2012: Gregory Tiede and Lori Leigh Gieleghem and Richard Lupoff</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast0525122</link>
<description>Performances: 12:03 PM</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/052512-lupoff_readings-sfinsf03172012.mp3" length="78531385" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast0525122</guid>
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<item>
<title>1299: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 45: Marika Blossfeldt</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast052212update</link>
<description>'Essential Nourishment: Recipes from My Estonian Farm'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep045_marika_blossfeldt.mp3" length="6394935" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast052212update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1298: A 2012 Interview with Walter Mosley</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast052112</link>
<description>"It's us, the everyday people who change that world."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/walter_mosley-2012.mp3" length="94868023" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast052112</guid>
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<item>
<title>1297: A 2012 Interview with Mark Sundeen and Daniel Suelo</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast051612</link>
<description> "What would happen if we actually practiced this stuff?"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/mark_sundeen_daniel_suelo-2012.mp3" length="71447854" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast051612</guid>
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<item>
<title>1296: Time to Read Episode 44: David Vann</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast051512update</link>
<description>'Firt'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep044_david_vann.mp3" length="6126409" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast051512update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1295: The Agony Column Live with T. M. Luhrman, Capitola Book Cafe, May 5 2012 </title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-14-12-podcast.htm#podcast051512</link>
<description>"It's a real experience."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/tm_luhrman-taclive-2012.mp3" length="114492852" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-14-12-podcast.htm#podcast051512</guid>
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<item>
<title>1294: A 2012 Interview with Marika Blossfeldt</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast051412</link>
<description>"...we tend to look for foods to fill the gap..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/marika_blossfeldt-2012.mp3" length="88411038" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-21-12-podcast.htm#podcast051412</guid>
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<item>
<title>1293: A 2012 Interview with Ross Jackson: 1</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-07-12-podcast.htm#podcast050912</link>
<description>Part One</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/ross_jackson-2012-1.mp3" length="94844510" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-07-12-podcast.htm#podcast050912</guid>
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<item>
<title>1292: A 2012 Interview with Ross Jackson: 2</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-07-12-podcast.htm#podcast0509122</link>
<description>Part Two</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/ross_jackson-2012-2.mp3" length="24504486" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-07-12-podcast.htm#podcast0509122</guid>
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<item>
<title>1291: A 2012 Phone Interview with Mark Sundeen</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-07-12-podcast.htm#podcast050812</link>
<description>"...over the years, I had heard through my friends that he had stopped using money and was living in a cave..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/mark_sundeen-2012-phone.mp3" length="14158192" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-07-12-podcast.htm#podcast050812</guid>
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<item>
<title>1290: Time to Read Epsiode 43: Christopher Mooore</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-07-12-podcast.htm#podcast050812update</link>
<description>Sacre Bleu</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep043_christopher_moore.mp3" length="6224842" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-07-12-podcast.htm#podcast050812update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1289: A 2012 Interview with David Vann</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-07-12-podcast.htm#podcast050712</link>
<description>"I don't view any of my characters as being crazy..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/david_vann-2012.mp3" length="76715373" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/05-07-12-podcast.htm#podcast050712</guid>
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<item>
<title>1288: The Agony Column Live with S. G. Browne, April 27, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast050312</link>
<description>"...the pug is going to steal the show..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/sg_browne-2012-taclive04282012.mp3" length="106172198" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast050312</guid>
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<item>
<title>1287: Podcast Update: Time to Read Episode 41: T.M. Luhrman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast050112update</link>
<description>'When God Talks Back'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep042_tm_luhrman.mp3" length="6055632" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast050112update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1286: A 2012 Interview with Christopher Moore</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast043012</link>
<description>"...it often isn't efficient to tell a story in chronological order..." </description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/christopher_moore-2012.mp3" length="77941811" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast043012</guid>
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<item>
<title>1285: SF in SF from February 11, 2012: Panel Discussion</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast042712</link>
<description>Panel Discussion Moderated by Terry Bisson with Rudy Rucker, K. W. Jeter, and Jay Lake</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/041312-panel-rucker_lake_jeter_bisson-sfinsf02112012.mp3" length="82125270" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast042712</guid>
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<item>
<title>1284: SF in SF from February 11, 2012: Rudy Rucker</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast042712b</link>
<description>Interview with Rudy Rucker</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/rudy_rucker-2012-sfinsf02112012.mp3" length="19123582" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast042712b</guid>
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<item>
<title>1283: SF in SF from February 11, 2012: K. W. Jeter</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast042712c</link>
<description>Interview with K. W. Jeter</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/kw_jeter-2012-sfinsf02112012.mp3" length="17843501" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast042712c</guid>
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<item>
<title>1282: SF in SF from February 11, 2012: Jay Lake</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast042712d</link>
<description>Interview with Jay Lake</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/jay_lake-2012-sfinsf02112012.mp3" length="18797489" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast042712d</guid>
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<item>
<title>1281: Time to Read Episode 041:  Richard Zacks and Gregg Jones</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast042412update</link>
<description>'Island of Vice' and 'Honor in the Dust'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep041_richard_zacks_gregg_jones.mp3" length="6318411" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast042412update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1280: A 2012 Interview with Tanya Luhrman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast042312</link>
<description>"...good candidates for being thoughts from god..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/tm_luhrman-2012.mp3" length="58697715" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast042312</guid>
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<item>
<title>1279: A 2012 Interview with Gregg Jones</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast041812</link>
<description>"The Philippinos would welcome us with open arms and greet us as liberators."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/gregg_jones-2012.mp3" length="110389001" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast041812</guid>
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<item>
<title>1278: Time to Read Episode 040: Ben Marcus and Heidi Julavits</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast041712update</link>
<description>The Flame Alphabet and The Vanishers</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>1277: A 2012 Interview with Richard Zacks</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast041612</link>
<description>"Roosevelt and Riis were out looking, and if they did find a cop, he was talking to a streetwalker."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast041612</guid>
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<title>1276: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast041112</link>
<description>'The Wolf Gift' by Anne Rice, 'Arctic Rising' by Tobias Buckell and 'The Third Gate' by Lincoln Child</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast041112</guid>
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<title>1275: Time to Read Episode 038 Whitley Strieber</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast041012update</link>
<description>Solving the Communion Enigma: What is to Come</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep039_whitley_strieber.mp3" length="6165330" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast041012update</guid>
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<title>1274: A 2012 Interview with Heidi Julavits</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast040912</link>
<description>"...wouldn't it just be way easier to be a dead person these days?"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/heidi_julavits-2012.mp3" length="74684110" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast040912</guid>
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<title>1273: A 2012 Interview with Tim Dorsey</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast040412</link>
<description>"This wacky, off-center sub-genre was being generated by real events."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/tim_dorsey-2012.mp3" length="83593040" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast040412</guid>
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<item>
<title>1272: Time to Read Episode 038 C. J. Box and Tim Dorsey</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast040312update</link>
<description>Force of Nature and Pineapple Grenade</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep038_tim_dorsey_cj_box.mp3" length="6068501" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast040312update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1271: A 2012 Interview with C. J. Box</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast040212</link>
<description>"..it's hard to legitimately isolate characters..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/cj_box-2012.mp3" length="66230860" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/04-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast040212</guid>
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<title>1270: Terry Bisson in Conversation with Karen Joy Fowler </title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast032812</link>
<description>'Any Day Now' at Capitola Book Cafe</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/032912-terry_bisson_karen_joy_fowler-2012.mp3" length="10823704" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast032812</guid>
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<item>
<title>1269: Time to Read Episode 37: Matt Ruff and Alex Gilvarry</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast032712update</link>
<description>The Mirage and From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep037_matt_ruff_alex_gilvarry.mp3" length="6613442" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast032712update</guid>
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<title>1268: A 2012 Interview with Matt Ruff</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast032612</link>
<description>"...one somewhat tortured soul to be the center of the novel..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/matt_ruff-2012.mp3" length="78863594" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-26-12-podcast.htm#podcast032612</guid>
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<title>1267: K. W. Jeter Reads at SF in SF on February 11, 2012 </title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast0321123</link>
<description>"...a group of heavy hitters..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/032112-readings-sfinsf02112012.mp3" length="57513110" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast0321123</guid>
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<title>1266: Jay Lake Reads at SF in SF on February 11, 2012 </title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast0321122</link>
<description>"...a group of heavy hitters..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/032112-readings-sfinsf02112012.mp3" length="102995594" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast0321122</guid>
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<title>1265: Rudy Rucker Reads at SF in SF on February 11, 2012 </title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast0321121</link>
<description>"...a group of heavy hitters..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/032112-kw_jeter_reading-sfinsf02112012.mp3" length="20415245" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast0321121</guid>
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<item>
<title>1264: Rudy Rucker, Jay Lake and K. W. Jeter Read at SF in SF on February 11, 2012 </title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast032112</link>
<description>"...a group of heavy hitters..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/032112-rudy_rucker_reading-sfinsf02112012.mp3" length="28965113" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast032112</guid>
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<item>
<title>1263: Time to Read, Episode 36: Kim Harrison</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast032012update</link>
<description>A Perfect Blood</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep036_kim_harrison.mp3" length="6711476" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast032012update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1262: A 2012 Interview with Kim Harrison</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast031912</link>
<description>"I plan an hour to two hours every day, talking with the readers."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/kim_harrison-2012.mp3" length="88588299" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-19-12-podcast.htm#podcast031912</guid>
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<item>
<title>1261: A 2012 Interview with Vincent P. Barabba</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast031612</link>
<description>"...you're more interested in how these parts interact..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/vince_barraba-2012.mp3" length="19914197" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast031612</guid>
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<item>
<title>1260: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast031612update</link>
<description>Walking Dead</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/031512-ian_shoales-walking_dead.mp3" length="3911085" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast031612update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1259: Ryan Boudinot Interviewed at SF in SF on January 28, 2012 </title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast0314121</link>
<description> "I really love that idea of playing with cluelessness."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/ryan_boudinot-2012-sfinsf-01282012.mp3" length="16611416" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast0314121</guid>
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<item>
<title>1258: Ayize Jama-Everett Interviewed at SF in SF on January 28, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast0314122</link>
<description>"Most people would be surprised what they are willing to do."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/ayize_jama_everett-2012-sfinsf-01282012.mp3" length="18539166" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast0314122</guid>
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<item>
<title>1257: Time to Read, Episode 35: William Landay</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast031312update</link>
<description>Defending Jacob</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep035-william_landay.mp3" length="6375952" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast031312update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1256: A 2012 Interview with Whitley Strieber: Updated Sound Analysis and New MP3 File</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast031212update</link>
<description>"...you could hear it, but Whitley and Anne couldn't.  Pretty clever..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/whitley_strieber-2012-notch_9K_drasin.mp3" length="60552006" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast031212update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1255: A 2012 Interview with Whitley Strieber:Part Two</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast0312122</link>
<description>"We find ourselves grappling daily at every level with questions we can neither bear nor answer."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/whitley_strieber-2012_part_2.mp3" length="75577233" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast03122122</guid>
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<item>
<title>1254: A 2012 Interview with Whitley Strieber:Part One</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast0312121</link>
<description>"We find ourselves grappling daily at every level with questions we can neither bear nor answer."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/whitley_strieber-2012_part_1.mp3" length="66176286" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast0312121</guid>
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<item>
<title>1253: A 2012 Interview with Whitley Strieber:Complete</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast031212</link>
<description>"We find ourselves grappling daily at every level with questions we can neither bear nor answer."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/whitley_strieber-2012.mp3" length="139319973" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-12-12-podcast.htm#podcast031212</guid>
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<item>
<title>1252: A 2012 Interview with Val McDermid and Laurie R. King</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast030812</link>
<description>"I grew up thinking that all adult books had to have dead bodies in them."-Val McDermid</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/val_mc_dermid_laurie_r_king-2012.mp3" length="85093525" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast030812</guid>
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<item>
<title>1251: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast030812update</link>
<description>Debaptism</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/030812-ian_shoales-debaptism.mp3" length="4035087" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast030812update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1250: Time to Read, Episode 34: Anne Rice</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast030612update</link>
<description>The Wolf Gift</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep034_anne_rice.mp3" length="6780056" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast030612update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1249: A 2012 Conversation with William Landay</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast030512</link>
<description>"How far would you go to protect your children?"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/william_landay-2012.mp3" length="70868374" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/03-05-12-podcast.htm#podcast030512</guid>
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<item>
<title>1248: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast030212pdate</link>
<description>Arizona</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/030212-ian_shoales-arizona.mp3" length="3784937" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast030212pdate</guid>
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<item>
<title>1247: A 2012 Interview with Alex Gilvarry</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast022912</link>
<description>"I would check the Home Security Website a few times a week."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/alex_gilvarry-2012.mp3" length="57319416" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast022912</guid>
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<item>
<title>1246: Time to Read, Episode 33: Michael Gazzaniga</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast022812update</link>
<description>Who's in Charge?  Free Will and the Science of the Brain</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep033_michael_gazzaniga.mp3" length="6065214" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast022812update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1245: A 2012 Interview with Anne Rice</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast022712</link>
<description>"..the potential for tragedy, the potential for redemption..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/anne_rice-2012.mp3" length="68657220" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-27-12-podcast.htm#podcast022712</guid>
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<item>
<title>1244: SF in SF Panel discussion with Terry Bisson Moderating Ayize Jama-Everett and Ryan Boudinot, January 28, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022412</link>
<description>"I'm always trying to find a place in-between."-Ryan Boudinot</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/022412-panel-sfinsf-01282012.mp3" length="82658707" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022412</guid>
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<title>1243: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022412update</link>
<description>The Artist</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/022412-ian_shoales-the_artist.mp3" length="4233332" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022412update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1242: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022212update</link>
<description>Cheetah</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/022212-ian_shoales-cheetah.mp3" length="3539308" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022212update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1241: A 2012 Interview with Adrian Bejan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022212</link>
<description>"Ignorance is an asset in the mind of the creative."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/adrian_bejan-2012.mp3" length="84962861" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022212</guid>
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<title>1240: Time to Read, Episode 32: Thomas Frank</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022112update</link>
<description>Pity the Billionaire: The Hard-Times Swindle and the Unlikely Comeback of the Right</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep032_thomas_frank.mp3" length="7082668" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022112update</guid>
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<title>1239: A 2012 Interview with Ben Marcus</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022012</link>
<description>"I like the idea of making the religious transaction more difficult."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/ben_marcus-2012.mp3" length="71121188" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-20-12-podcast.htm#podcast022012</guid>
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<item>
<title>1238: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021612update</link>
<description>Bebe</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/021612-ian_shoales-bebe.mp3" length="3245766" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021612update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1237: Ryan Boudinot Reads at SF in SF, January 28, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021612</link>
<description>'Blueprints of the Afterlife'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/021612-ryan_boudinott-reading-sfinsf-01282012.mp3" length="27007874" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021612</guid>
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<title>1236: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021512update</link>
<description>Bible</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/021512-ian_shoales-bible.mp3" length="3487480" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021512update</guid>
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<title>1235: Ayize Jama-Everett Reads at SF in SF on January 28, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021512</link>
<description>'The Liminal People'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/021512-ayize_jama-everett-reading-sfinsf-01282012.mp3" length="24607992" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021512</guid>
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<item>
<title>1234:Time to Read, Episode 31: Eric Weiner</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021412update</link>
<description>Man Seeks God</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep030_thrity_umrigar.mp3" length="64422241" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021412update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1233: Podcast Update: Thomas Frank Reads from AudioBook 'Pity the Billioinaire'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021312update</link>
<description>More's the Pity</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Feb 2012 11:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/thomas_frank-2012-reading.mp3" length="14556967" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021312update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1232: A 2012 Interview with Thomas Frank</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021312</link>
<description>"You can spend a lot of money on a watch."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/thomas_frank-2012.mp3" length="71504317" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-13-12-podcast.htm#podcast021312</guid>
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<item>
<title>1231: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast020912update</link>
<description>Sweden</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/020912-ian_shoales-sweden.mp3" length="3320709" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast020912update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1230: A 2012 Interview with Christopher Renstrom</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast020912</link>
<description>"...anything that is born into time has a natal horoscope..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/christopher_renstrom-2012.mp3" length="45646360" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast020912</guid>
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<item>
<title>1229: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast020812update</link>
<description>Debates</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/020812-ian_shoales-debates.mp3" length="3933518" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast020812update</guid>
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<title>1228: A 2012 Interview with Thrity Umrigar</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast020812</link>
<description>"...I walked away from that meeting in 2008 with an old friend of mine and literally saw at least the outline of the book in front of my eyes..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/thrity_umrigar-2012.mp3" length="68841921" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast020812</guid>
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<item>
<title>1227: Time to Read, Episode 30: Thrity Umrigar</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast020712update</link>
<description>The World We Found</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep030_thrity_umrigar.mp3" length="6776877" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast020712update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1226: A 2011 Interview with Eric Weiner</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast020612</link>
<description>"...by the end, given all the amazing people I met out there, I've changed my views about that."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/eric_weiner-2012.mp3" length="85822140" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/02-06-12-podcast.htm#podcast020612</guid>
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<item>
<title>1225: A 2012 Interview with Stan Lee</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast020112</link>
<description>"When we got a telephone, it was a big thing."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/stan_lee-2012.mp3" length="45076160" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast020112</guid>
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<title>1224: Time to Read, Episode 29: Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast013112update</link>
<description>Lunatics</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep029_barry_zweibel.mp3" length="8733946" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast013112update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1223: A 2012 Interview with Alan Zweibel and Dave Barry</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast013012</link>
<description>"From there, the book gets a little odd..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/dave_barry_alan_zweibel-2012.mp3" length="84934021" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-30-12-podcast.htm#podcast03012</guid>
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<item>
<title>1222: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast012612</link>
<description>NASA</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/012412-ian_shoales-nasa.mp3" length="3933518" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast02612</guid>
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<title>1221: The Agony Column Live with Laurie R. King : January 21, 2012</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast02512</link>
<description>"Conan Doyle was never convinced by Holmes."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/laurie_r_king-taclive-01212012.mp3" length="99556142" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast02512</guid>
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<item>
<title>1220: Time to Read, Episode 28: Sara Paretsky</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast012412update</link>
<description>Breakdown</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep028_sara_paretsky.mp3" length="5936371" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast012412update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1219: A 2012 Interview with Sara Paretsky</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast012312</link>
<description>"Everything in a courtroom is a story; it's not justice, it's combating narratives."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/sara_paretsky-2012.mp3" length="76314186" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-23-12-podcast.htm#podcast02312</guid>
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<item>
<title>1218: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast011912update</link>
<description>Consumer</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/011912-ian_shoales-consumer.mp3" length="3451685" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast011912update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1217: A 2012 Interview with Tea Obreht</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast011812</link>
<description>"I had been raised with three religions..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/tea_obreht-2012.mp3" length="71770458" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast011812</guid>
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<item>
<title>1216: Time to Read, Episode 27: John Lescroart</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast010212update</link>
<description>The Hunter</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep027_john_lescroart.mp3" length="6337693" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast010212update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1215: A 2012 Interview with Michael Gazzaniga</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast011612</link>
<description>"I started flashing things left and right field ..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/michael_gazzaniga-2012.mp3" length="79609432" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-16-12-podcast.htm#podcast011612</guid>
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<item>
<title>1214: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast011312update</link>
<description>Siri</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/011312-ian_shoales_siri.mp3" length="4608163" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast011312update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1213: A 2012 Phone Interview with Lisa Randall</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast011312</link>
<description>"...there seems to be some evidence, especially from one of the experiments."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/lisa_randall-01-06-2012.mp3" length="19478424" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast011312</guid>
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<item>
<title>1212: Time to Read, Episode 26: Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast011012update</link>
<description>Van Gogh: The Life</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep026_naifeh_white.mp3" length="5624626" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast011012update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1211: A 2012 Interview with John Lescroart</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast010912</link>
<description>"...it's all about the details..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/john_lescroart-2012.mp3" length="49896132" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-09-12-podcast.htm#podcast010912</guid>
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<item>
<title>1210: Speaking Frankly With Thomas Frank</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast010512</link>
<description>Semper Infidelis</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-news/010412-thomas_frank-infidels-122911.mp3" length="30635284" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast010512</guid>
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<title>1209: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 25: Jonathan Lethem</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast010312update</link>
<description>The Ecstasy of Influence</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep025_jonathan_lethem.mp3" length="6684643" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast010312update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1208: A 2011 Interview with Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast010212</link>
<description>"... he was such a voracious reader ..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2012/2012-interviews/steven_naifeh_gregory_white_smith-2011.mp3" length="105134151" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2012/01-02-12-podcast.htm#podcast010212</guid>
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<item>
<title>1207: The Agony Column Live, October 8, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast122911</link>
<description>Josh Mohr and Steven R. Boyett</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/josh_mohr_steven_r_boyett-tac_live_10-08-11.mp3" length="85851609" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast122911</guid>
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<title>1206: A 2011 Interview with David Goyer and Michael Cassutt</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast122811</link>
<description>"Our approach was: 'OK, what happens next?'"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/david_s_goyer_michael_cassutt-2011.mp3" length="80903704" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast122811</guid>
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<title>1205: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 24: Robert K. Massie</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast122711update</link>
<description>Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep024_robert_k_massie.mp3" length="8008389" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast122711update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1204: A 2011 Interview with Jonathan Lethem</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast122611</link>
<description>"I'm amazed to be taken so seriously as I am."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/jonathan_lethem-2011.mp3" length="71490779" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast122611</guid>
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<item>
<title>1203: Ian Shoales, in Cooperation with KQED</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-19-11-podcast.htm#podcast122211update</link>
<description>Current Events</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/122211-ian_shoales_events.mp3" length="3584374" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-19-11-podcast.htm#podcast122211update</guid>
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<title>1202: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-19-11-podcast.htm#podcast122111</link>
<description>'Kill Bin Laden' ; Ryu Mitsuse, '10 Billion Days and 100 Billion Nights' ; Michael Crichton and Richard Preston, 'Micro'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/122111-alan_cheuse-3books-121411.mp3" length="27704624" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-19-11-podcast.htm#podcast122111</guid>
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<title>1201: Time to Read, Episode 23: David Vann</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-19-11-podcast.htm#podcast122011update</link>
<description>Last Day on Earth: A Portrait of the NIU School Shooter</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep023_david_vann.mp3" length="8242465" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-19-11-podcast.htm#podcast122011update</guid>
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<title>1200: A 2011 Interview With Robert K. Massie</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-19-11-podcast.htm#podcast121911</link>
<description>"...she abolished capital punishment..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>1199:The Agony Column Live with Lisa Goldstein and Ayize Jama-Everett, and music by Fenyang Smith, December 10, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121511a</link>
<description>Lisa Goldstein</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/121511-taclive-goldsteinr.mp3" length="18824152" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121511a</guid>
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<title>1198: The Agony Column Live with Lisa Goldstein and Ayize Jama-Everett, and music by Fenyang Smith, December 10, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121511b</link>
<description>Ayize Jama-Everett reading from 'The Liminal People,' backed by Fanyang Smith.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/121511-taclive-everettr.mp3" length="14278118" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121511b</guid>
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<title>1197 :The Agony Column Live with Lisa Goldstein and Ayize Jama-Everett, and music by Fenyang Smith, December 10, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121511c</link>
<description>Lisa Goldstein, Ayize Jama-Everett and our esteemed audience</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/121511-taclive-panel.mp3" length="105340740" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121511c</guid>
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<title>1196: A 2011 Interview with Peter Orner</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121411</link>
<description>"...the humor of hard things is what gets us through it."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/peter_orner-2011.mp3" length="65192944" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121411</guid>
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<title>1195: Time to Read, Episode 22: Sue Grafton</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121211update</link>
<description>V is for Vengeance</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep022_sue_grafton.mp3" length="6683487" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121211update</guid>
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<title>1192: Speaking Frankly with Thomas Frank</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121311</link>
<description>"More Government, Please!"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/thomas_frank-12092011.mp3" length="37825580" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121311</guid>
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<title>1193: A 2011 Interview with David Vann</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121211</link>
<description>"...we're out of control, and we're a nation built on giant lies."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/david_vann-2011-2.mp3" length="844385077" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast121211</guid>
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<title>1192: Cecelia Holland Reading at SF in SF on November 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast120811r</link>
<description>"Fiction is agonizing sometimes."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/120811-sfinsf11122011-hollandr.mp3" length="16852339" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast120811r</guid>
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<title>1191: Cecelia Holland Interview at SF in SF on November 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast120811i</link>
<description>"Fiction is agonizing sometimes."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/cecilia_holland-2011.mp3" length="18681737" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast120811i</guid>
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<title>1190: A 2011 Interview with Vicki Goldberg</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast120711</link>
<description>"Most of the images were in the digital archive."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/vicki_goldberg-2011.mp3" length="45564335" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast120711</guid>
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<title>1189: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 21: Scott Wallace</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast120611update</link>
<description>The Unconquered: In Search of the Amazon's Last Uncontacted Tribes</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep021_scott_wallace.mp3" length="7990140" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast120611update</guid>
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<title>1188: A 2011 Interview with Sue Grafton</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast120511</link>
<description>"Go to Sears, get a hammer and knock the guy on the head."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/sue_grafton-2011.mp3" length="67235878" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/12-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast120511</guid>
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<title>1187: Kim Stanley Robinson Reads at SF in SF on November 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast120111a</link>
<description>2312</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/120111-sfinsf111211-ksrobinsonr-all.mp3" length="585132396" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast120111a</guid>
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<item>
<title>1186: Kim Stanley Robinson Reads at SF in SF on November 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast120111b</link>
<description>Revolution</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/120111-sfinsf111211-ksrobinsonr-revolution.mp3" length="18196403" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast120111b</guid>
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<item>
<title>1185: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast113011</link>
<description>Alan Garner, 'Red Shift' ; Stephen King, '11/22/63' ; Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, 'The Night Eternal'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/113011-alan_cheuse_3_books-110911.mp3" length="32771746" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast113011</guid>
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<title>1184: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 20: Charles Frazier</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast112911update</link>
<description>Nightwoods</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep020_charles_frazier.mp3" length="8221259" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast112911update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1183: A 2011 Interview with Scott Wallace</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast112811</link>
<description>"Within months of first contact, these groups experience a huge die-off."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/scott_wallace-2011.mp3" length="74284509" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast112811</guid>
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<item>
<title>1182: Time to Read, Episode 19: Jeff Herzberg and Zoe Francois</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast112311update</link>
<description>'Artisan Pizza and Flatbread in Five Minutes a Day'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep019_jeff_herzberg_md_zoe_francois.mp3" length="6965812" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast112311update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1181: A 2011 Interview with Charles Frazier, Part Two</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast112211</link>
<description>"It's not me telling you, there's this storyteller voice."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/charles_frazier-bsc-2011.mp3" length="81408136" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast112211</guid>
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<item>
<title>1180: A 2011 Interview with Charles Frazier, Part One</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast112111</link>
<description> "If we're going in the wrong direction, we could turn around and go back."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/charles_frazier-2011.mp3" length="51016648" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast112111</guid>
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<item>
<title>1179: A 2011 Interview with Gianni Mola</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast111611</link>
<description>"The only way you can learn, I told them, is to watch me cook it."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/gianni_mola-2011.mp3" length="81847410" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast111611</guid>
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<title>1178: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 18: Karl Marlantes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast111511update</link>
<description>'What It Is Like To Go To War'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep018_karl_marlantes.mp3" length="7157192" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast111511update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1177: A 2001 Interview With Jeff Hertzberg, M. D. and Zoe Francois</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast111411</link>
<description>"I end up making all sorts of pizzas with this crust."-Zoe Francois</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/herzberg-francois-2011.mp3" length="57614289" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast111411</guid>
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<item>
<title>1176: A 2011 Interview with Karl Marlantes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast111111</link>
<description>"...the way I "think" about things, with quotes around think, is I tend to write them down..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/karl_marlantes-2011.mp3" length="78136342" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast111111</guid>
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<item>
<title>1175: Nick Mamatas Interviewed at SF in SF on June 11, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast110911</link>
<description>"It's a first contact story where we don’t even realize that we're the ones being first contacted."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/nick_mamatas-sfinsf061111.mp3" length="17222380" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast110911</guid>
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<item>
<title>1174: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 17: Lawrence Lessig</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast110811update</link>
<description>Republic, Lost</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep017_lawrence_lessig.mp3" length="6703066" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast110811update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1173: A 2011 Interview with Lawrence Lessig</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast110711</link>
<description>"The first constitution was a complete disaster."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/lawrence_lessig-2011.mp3" length="78192195" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/11-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast110711</guid>
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<item>
<title>1172: SF in SF Panel Discussion with Lisa Goldstein, Nick Mamatas and Terry Bisson on June 11, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast110211</link>
<description>"People got tired of all that realism." - Lisa Goldstein</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/110211-panel-sfinsf061111.mp3" length="99823177" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast110211</guid>
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<title>1171: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 16: Michael Reynier</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast110111update</link>
<description>Five Degrees of Latitude</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep016_michael_reynier.mp3" length="7965869" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast110111update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1170: A 2011 Interview with Colson Whitehead</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast103111</link>
<description>"In the Apocalypse, somebody's gonna have to do the grunt work..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/colson_whitehead-2011.mp3" length="61410084" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast103111</guid>
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<item>
<title>1169: A 2011 Interview with Jana Marcus</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast102611</link>
<description>"'Transfigurations' is a real opportunity to stare."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/jana_marcus-2011.mp3" length="29654578" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast102611</guid>
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<title>1168: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 15: Russell Banks</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast102511update</link>
<description>Lost Memory of Skin</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep015_russell_banks.mp3" length="6928232" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast102511update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1167: A 2011 Interview with Michael Reynier, Complete</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast102411</link>
<description>"I started typing ...."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/michael_reynier-2011.mp3" length="121007346" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast102411</guid>
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<item>
<title>1166: A 2011 Interview with Michael Reynier, Part 1</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast1024111</link>
<description>"I started typing ...."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/michael_reynier-2011-1.mp3" length="65305091" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast1024111</guid>
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<title>1165: A 2011 Interview with Michael Reynier, Part 2</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast1024112</link>
<description>"I started typing ...."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/michael_reynier-2011-2.mp3" length="58305946" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast1024112</guid>
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<title>1164: Lisa Goldstein Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast102011</link>
<description>The Bondmaid's Tale</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/102011-sfinsf061111-goldsteinr.mp3" length="29315468" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast102011</guid>
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<title>1163: A 2011 Interview with Lisa Goldstein at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast101911</link>
<description>"I couldn’t put it down, I had to finish it."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/lisa_goldstein-sfinsf061111.mp3" length="18688940" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast101911</guid>
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<title>1162: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 14: Lisa Randall</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast101811update</link>
<description>Knocking on Heaven's Door</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep014_lisa_randall.mp3" length="7712898" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast101811update</guid>
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<title>1161: A 2011 Interview with Russell Banks</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast101711</link>
<description>"They are in a sense, permanently marked and thrown into this darkness..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/russell_banks-2011.mp3" length="66199639" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast101711</guid>
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<title>1160: A 2011 Phone Interview with Jacqueline Novogratz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast101411</link>
<description>"I'm sorry...I'm at the airport in Dubai, and it's pretty chaotic."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/jacqueline_novogratz-2011-phone.mp3" length="24493644" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast101411</guid>
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<title>1159: The Agony Column Live with Tad Williams and Deborah Beale</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast101311</link>
<description>"Her style was different, our styles were very different."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/williams_beale-2011-taclive-09172011.mp3" length="88898681" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast101311</guid>
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<title>1158: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast101211</link>
<description>'IQ84' by Haruki Murakami, 'Assumption' by Percival Everett, 'Zone One' by Colson Whitehead</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/101211-alan_cheuse-3books092811.mp3" length="29547388" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast101211</guid>
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<title>1157: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 13, Erin Morgenstern</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast101111update</link>
<description>The Night Circus</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep013_erin_morgenstern.mp3" length="7182253" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast101111update</guid>
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<title>1156: A 2011 Interview With Lisa Randall</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast101011</link>
<description>"I gave it to religious people, I gave it to non-religious people and both were unhappy with what I wrote."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/lisa_randall-2011.mp3" length="74247078" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast101011</guid>
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<title>1155: A 2011 Interview With Ruth Rendell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast100511</link>
<description>"Oh, I could kill him."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/ruth_rendell-2011.mp3" length="62976872" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast100511</guid>
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<title>1154: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 12, Neal Stephenson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast100411update</link>
<description>REAMDE</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep012_neal_stephenson.mp3" length="7151140" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast100411update</guid>
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<title>1153: A 2011 Interview with Erin Morgenstern</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast100311</link>
<description>"I'm always kind of a fantastical writer."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/erin_morgenstern-2011.mp3" length="67045489" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/10-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast100311</guid>
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<title>1152: A 2011 Phone Interview with Russell Banks</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast093011</link>
<description>"I don’t find plotting all that hard once I have the characters in place."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/russell_banks-2011-phone.mp3" length="18826270" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast093011</guid>
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<title>1151: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast092911</link>
<description>Joan Slonczewski 'The Highest Frontier' ; Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, 'Apricot Jam' ; Denis Johnson, 'Train Dreams</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/092911-alan_cheuse-3books082411.mp3" length="32776897" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast092911</guid>
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<title>1150: A 2011 Interview with Meg Wolitzer</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast092811</link>
<description> "I really think you need to respect the antsyness of kids."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/meg_wolitzer-2011.mp3" length="46578371" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast092811</guid>
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<title>1149: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 11, Lev Grossman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast092711update</link>
<description>The Magician King</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep011_lev_grossman.mp3" length="6801776" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast092711update</guid>
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<title>1148: Neal Stephenson Live Reading and Q and A</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast0926112</link>
<description>Live at the Swedish American Music Hall Courtesy Booksmith</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/neal_stephenson_reading_q_a.mp3" length="89768897" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast0926112</guid>
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<title>1147: A 2011 Interview with Neal Stephenson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast0926111</link>
<description>"Here you're asking me to engage into more self-examination than is my wont..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/neal_stephenson-2011.mp3" length="65997144" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-26-11-podcast.htm#podcast0926111</guid>
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<title>1146: Tad Williams and Deborah Beale at SF in SF on August 13, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast091611</link>
<description>"...and you will notice that Antony has never stayed with any of the publishing companies he's founded..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/williams-beale-sfinsf081311.mp3" length="118315141" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast091611</guid>
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<title>1145: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 10: George Pelecanos</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-19-11-podcast.htm#podcast092011update</link>
<description>'The Cut'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep010_george_pelecanos.mp3" length="7146136" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-19-11-podcast.htm#podcast092011update</guid>
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<title>1144: A 2011 Interview with Lev Grossman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-19-11-podcast.htm#podcast091911</link>
<description>"I'm gonna write it ... and if Viking doesn't publish it, everyone can just come over to my house and look at it on my laptop."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/lev_grossman-2011.mp3" length="77298552" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-19-11-podcast.htm#podcast091911</guid>
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<title>1143: Tad Williams Interview at SF in SF on August 13, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast0915111</link>
<description>"The Lord of the Rings, so far as I was concerned, took place in the Sierras."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/tad_williams-sfinsf081311.mp3" length="11442059" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast0915111</guid>
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<title>1142: Tad Williams Reading at SF in SF on August 13, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast0915112</link>
<description>"...Caliban, has folndhis way to Naples..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/091511-1-sfinsf081311-williamsr.mp3" length="27187712" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast0915112</guid>
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<title>1141: Deborah Beale Reads from 'The Dragons of Ordinary Farm' at SF in SF, August 13, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast0914111</link>
<description>This is what she had been waiting for for months.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/091411-2-sfinsf081311-bealer.mp3" length="25499363" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast0914111</guid>
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<title>1140: Deborah Beale Interviewed at SF in SF, August 13, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast0914112</link>
<description>"...it struck me that I had to go to America ..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/deborah_beale-sfinsf081311.mp3" length="10142495" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast0914112</guid>
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<title>1139: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 9: Laurie R. King</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast091311update</link>
<description>'Pirate King'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep009_laurie_r_king.mp3" length="6799929" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast091311update</guid>
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<title>1138: A 2011 Interview with George Pelecanos</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast091211</link>
<description>"...maybe somebody's trying to tell me to write a book about this guy Spero."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/george_pelecanos-2011.mp3" length="73531617" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-12-11-podcast.htm#podcast091211</guid>
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<item>
<title>Rudy Rucker and Kim Stanley Robinson in The Agony Column Live at Capitola Book Cafe, June 4, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast090811</link>
<description>"All of those were written on the typewriter."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/rudy_rucker_kim_stanley_robinson-taclive060411.mp3" length="87800936" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast090811</guid>
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<title>1136: A 2011 Interview with Ben Loory</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast090711</link>
<description>"..there's so much of it that really is ... that comes from the unconscious and I really don't have any control over." </description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/ben_loory-2011.mp3" length="71086260" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast090711</guid>
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<title>1135: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 8: Midwestern Noir</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-05-11-podcast.htm#podcastupdate090611</link>
<description>Michael Harvey and David Levien</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep008-harvey_levien.mp3" length="8482848" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-05-11-podcast.htm#podcastupdate090611</guid>
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<title>1134: A 2011 Interview with Laurie R. King</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast090511</link>
<description>"...preferably throw in a few distractions as well..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/laurie_r_king-2011.mp3" length="58298891" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/09-05-11-podcast.htm#podcast090511</guid>
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<title>1133: A 2011 Interview with Penn Jillette</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-29-11-podcast.htm#podcast090111</link>
<description>"I don't know."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/penn_jillette-2011.mp3" length="67997336" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-29-11-podcast.htm#podcast090111</guid>
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<title>1132: Nick Mamatas Reads at SF in SF on June 11, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-29-11-podcast.htm#podcast083111</link>
<description>"I will try to read more slowly."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/082511-sfinsf061111-mamatasr.mp3" length="18692200" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-29-11-podcast.htm#podcast083111</guid>
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<title>1131: Podcast Update: Time to Read, Episode 7: Writing About Slavery: Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-29-11-podcast.htm#podcast083011update</link>
<description>Song of Slaves in the Desert</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep007_alan_cheuse.mp3" length="8886702" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-29-11-podcast.htm#podcast083011update</guid>
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<title>1130: A 2011 Interview with David Levien</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-29-11-podcast.htm#podcast082911</link>
<description>"...this guy went on to be a private investigator for years and years and he still does it..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/david_levien-2011.mp3" length="67997336" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-29-11-podcast.htm#podcast082911</guid>
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<title>1129: A 2011 Interview with Juliet Eilperin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-22-11-podcast.htm#podcast082411</link>
<description>"You're asking me to get in the water with sharks?"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/juliet_eilperin-2011.mp3" length="39426484" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-22-11-podcast.htm#podcast082411</guid>
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<title>1128: A 2011 Interview with Michael Harvey</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-22-11-podcast.htm#podcast082211</link>
<description>"There's always a potential price to pay with any kind of advances."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/michael_harvey-2011.mp3" length="74871727" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-22-11-podcast.htm#podcast082211</guid>
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<title>1127: Time to Read, Episode 6: Technostalgia</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-15-11-podcast.htm#podcast081911update</link>
<description>Ernest Cline, Ready Player One</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep006_ernest_cline.mp3" length="8168583" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-15-11-podcast.htm#podcast081911update</guid>
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<title>1126: A 2011 Interview with Michael Katakis and Kris L. Hardin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-15-11-podcast.htm#podcast081711</link>
<description>"There was still this sense of hope."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/michael_katakis_kris_hardin-2011.mp3" length="88728199" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-15-11-podcast.htm#podcast081711</guid>
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<title>1125: A 2011 Interview with Ernest Cline</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-15-11-podcast.htm#podcast081511</link>
<description>"The name Watts is from a John Hughes movie called Some Kind of Wonderful..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/ernest_cline-2011.mp3" length="69856282" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-15-11-podcast.htm#podcast081511</guid>
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<title>1124: A 2011 Interview with Alan Cheuse for 'Song of Slaves in the Desert'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-08-11-podcast.htm#podcast081011</link>
<description>"I had to invent an evolving truth as the story unfolded."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/alan_cheuse-2011.mp3" length="72748009" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-08-11-podcast.htm#podcast081011</guid>
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<title>1123: Time to Read, Episode 5</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-08-11-podcast.htm#podcast080911update</link>
<description>Simon Rich, Elliot Allagash</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep005_simon_rich.mp3" length="7262321" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-08-11-podcast.htm#podcast080911update</guid>
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<title>1112: A 2011 Interview with Simon Rich</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-08-11-podcast.htm#podcast080811</link>
<description>"My goal as a writer, more than anything is just to write something that people will finish voluntarily."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/simon_rich-2011.mp3" length="69291209" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-08-11-podcast.htm#podcast080811</guid>
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<title>1111: A 2011 Interview with Scott Simon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-01-11-podcast.htm#podcast080311</link>
<description>"...then of course, our kids will be there too, and that's going to change everything." </description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/scott_simon-2011.mp3" length="42118286" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-01-11-podcast.htm#podcast080311</guid>
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<title>1110: Time to Read Episode 4: Mark Seal</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-01-11-podcast.htm#podcast080211update</link>
<description>The Man in the Rockefeller Suit</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep004_mark_seal.mp3" length="7443464" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-01-11-podcast.htm#podcast080211update</guid>
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<title>1109: A 2011 Interview With Glen Duncan and Stephen Coates</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-01-11-podcast.htm#podcast080111</link>
<description>"I try and imagine what it would be like to be that person in that situation."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/glen_duncan_stephen_coates-2011.mp3" length="74683723" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/08-01-11-podcast.htm#podcast080111</guid>
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<item>
<title>1107: A 2011 Interview with Arielle Eckstutt and David Henry Sterry</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast072711</link>
<description>"Can we use that?"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/arielle_eckstut_david_henry_sterry-2011.mp3" length="25652644" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast072711</guid>
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<item>
<title>1106: Time to Read Episode 3: David Eagleman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast072611update</link>
<description>Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep003_david_eagleman.mp3" length="7365854" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast072611update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1105: A 2011 Interview with Mark Seal</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast072511</link>
<description>"He said he was the producer and director of a new TV series called Alfred Hitchcock Presents."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/mark_seal-2011.mp3" length="50828182" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast072511</guid>
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<title>1104: Alan Cheuse Live at Capitola Book Cafe, July 9, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast072111</link>
<description>"..if any of you have ever spent any time in academia, you can imagine what this meant..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/alan_cheuse-taclive_2011.mp3" length="134062349" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast072111</guid>
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<title>1103: A 2011 Interview with David Eagleman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast071811</link>
<description>"Turns out holding secrets can be bad for you."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/david_eagleman-2011.mp3" length="61762883" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast071811</guid>
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<title>1102: A 2011 Phone Interview with David Darlington</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast071511</link>
<description> "...the fact that so many wineries mouth this catechism while behind the scenes they are doing something completely different..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/david_darlington-2011-phone.mp3" length="26923258" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast071511</guid>
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<title>1101: Howard V. Hendrix Interviewed at SF in SF on May 9, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast071311</link>
<description>"We're going to bring in people from all different menus who have talked about Mars."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/howard_v_hendrix-sfinsf050911.mp3" length="15988680" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast071311</guid>
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<item>
<title>1100: Podcast Update: Time to Read</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast071211update</link>
<description>Episode 2: Erik Larson, In the Garden of Beasts</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_episode_2_v000_erik_larson.mp3" length="7198582" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast071211update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1099: A 2011 Interview with Erik Larson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast071111</link>
<description>"...here's this innocent, being thrown into this cauldron..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jul 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/erik_larson-2011.mp3" length="74006066" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast071111</guid>
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<item>
<title>1098: Podcast Update: Time to Read</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast070611update</link>
<description>Episode 1: Donald Ray Pollock, The Devil All the Time</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-time_to_read/time_to_read_ep001_donald_ray_pollock.mp3" length="7050512" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast070611update</guid>
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<item>
<title>1097: Two Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast070611</link>
<description>"In this regard, I'm really about eleven or twelve years old..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/070711-alan_cheuse-062911.mp3" length="38877459" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast070611</guid>
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<item>
<title>1096: A 2011 Interview with Donald Ray Pollock</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast070411</link>
<description>"You need some trouble, you know, for the book to be interesting.  I may go a little overboard on the trouble."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/donald_ray_pollock-2011.mp3" length="77200728" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/07-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast070411</guid>
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<item>
<title>1095: A 2011 Interview with Melissa Marr</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-27-11-podcast.htm#podcast063011</link>
<description>"Everyone knows everyone's business."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jun 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/melissa_marr-2011.mp3" length="55423331" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-27-11-podcast.htm#podcast063011</guid>
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<title>1094: Andrea Hairston and Pan Morigan Interviewed at SF in SF on May 7, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-27-11-podcast.htm#podcast062911</link>
<description>"...I think it's real at the same time that's it's magic–" "Sometimes the stories that we tell are more real than a bunch of facts."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/andrea_hairston_pan_morigan-2011.mp3" length="26136182" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-27-11-podcast.htm#podcast062911</guid>
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<title>1093: A 2011 Phone Interview with David S. Goyer and Michael Cassutt</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-27-11-podcast.htm#podcast062711</link>
<description>"It happened in a very circuitous fashion..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jun 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/david_s_goyer_michael_cassutt-phone-2011.mp3" length="59299332" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-27-11-podcast.htm#podcast062711</guid>
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<item>
<title>1092: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-20-11-podcast.htm#podcast062311</link>
<description>'The Astral' by Kate Christensen, 'Miss New India' by Bharati Mukherjee and 'Robopocalypse' by Daniel H. Wilson</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/062311-alan_cheuse_3_books.mp3" length="31894149" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-20-11-podcast.htm#podcast062311</guid>
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<item>
<title>1091: A 2011 Interview with John A. Farrell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-20-11-podcast.htm#podcast062211</link>
<description>"I call it loving revisionism...because I still haven't lost my very high regard for him."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/john_a_farrell-2011.mp3" length="31383760" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-20-11-podcast.htm#podcast062211</guid>
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<item>
<title>1090: A 2011 Interview With Brooke Gladstone</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-20-11-podcast.htm#podcast062011</link>
<description>"I offer a view of where we may be going ... and it's fraught ... it's dangerous ... and it's thrilling."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jun 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/brooke_gladstone-2011.mp3" length="77022145" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-20-11-podcast.htm#podcast062011</guid>
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<item>
<title>1089: A Panel Discussion with Howard V. Hendrix, Andrea Hairston and Pan Morigan Moderated by Terry Bisson from SF in SF on May 9, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-13-11-podcast.htm#podcast061411</link>
<description>"Science is just another myth, in that sense..." Howard V. Hendrix</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/061411-sfinsf050911-panel.mp3" length="80798458" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-13-11-podcast.htm#podcast061411</guid>
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<item>
<title>1088: A 2011 Interview with Jo Nesbo</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-13-11-podcast.htm#podcast061311</link>
<description>"I come from a storytelling family."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/jo_nesbo-2011.mp3" length="71075718" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-13-11-podcast.htm#podcast061311</guid>
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<item>
<title>1087: Andrea Hairston Reads from 'Redwood and Wildfire' Accompanied by Pan Morigan at SF in SF on May 7, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-06-11-podcast.htm#podcast060811</link>
<description>Words, Music, Magic</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/060811-hairston-morrigan_sfinsf050711.mp3" length="52047930" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-06-11-podcast.htm#podcast060811</guid>
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<item>
<title>1086: Howard V. Hendrix Reads at SF in SF on May 7, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-06-11-podcast.htm#podcast060711</link>
<description>"...it is in the sense that imagination is dreaming with a purpose..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/060711-sfinsf050711-hendrixr.mp3" length="32406159" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-06-11-podcast.htm#podcast060711</guid>
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<item>
<title>1085: A 2011 Interview With Daniel H. Wilson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-06-11-podcast.htm#podcast060611</link>
<description>"I had a great time being able to explore all those different viewpoints."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jun 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/geoffrey_dunn-2011.mp3" length="87104842" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/06-06-11-podcast.htm#podcast060611</guid>
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<item>
<title>1084: A 2011 Interview with Geoffrey Dunn</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-30-11-podcast.htm#podcast060111</link>
<description>"There needs to be an explanation for that person."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/geoffrey_dunn-2011.mp3" length="87104842" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-30-11-podcast.htm#podcast060111</guid>
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<item>
<title>1083: Agony Column Live, June 4, 2011 Preview : Seeing the Future with Kim Stanley Robinson and Rudy Rucker</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-30-11-podcast.htm#podcast053111</link>
<description>"It's a good place to set a science fiction novel."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/kim_stanley_robinson_rudy_rucker-phone.mp3" length="17193080" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-30-11-podcast.htm#podcast053111</guid>
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<item>
<title>1082: A 2011 Interview with Eugene Linden</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-30-11-podcast.htm#podcast053011</link>
<description>"While I was there, there was a very dramatic meeting."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 May 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/eugene_linden-2011.mp3" length="98123315" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-30-11-podcast.htm#podcast053011</guid>
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<item>
<title>1081: The Agony Column Live, May 21, 2011 With David Hayward and Lisa Lutz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-23-11-podcast.htm#podcast052711</link>
<description>"...when you got the other person's new chapter you had no idea what it was going to be..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/lisa_lutz_david_hayward-taclive052111.mp3" length="80511107" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-23-11-podcast.htm#podcast052711</guid>
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<item>
<title>1080: A 2011 Interview with David Hayward and Lisa Lutz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-23-11-podcast.htm#podcast052511</link>
<description>"...we called those characters Author Lisa and Author Dave."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/lisa_lutz_david_hayward-2011.mp3" length="63580149" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-23-11-podcast.htm#podcast052511</guid>
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<item>
<title>1079: Michael Blumlein Interviewed at SF in SF on April 16, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-23-11-podcast.htm#podcast052411</link>
<description>"..I fully expect that it's going to get in the wrong hands, and I fully expect that there's going to be eugenics performed..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/michael_blumlein-sfinsf-041611.mp3" length="19791312" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-23-11-podcast.htm#podcast052411</guid>
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<item>
<title>1078: A 2011 Interview With E. L. Doctorow</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-23-11-podcast.htm#podcast052311</link>
<description> "I've never been comfortable, as a short story writer with that very compact sense of things."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/e_l_doctorow-2011.mp3" length="80547606" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-23-11-podcast.htm#podcast052311</guid>
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<item>
<title>1077: Radio Broadcast Edit of a 2011 Interview with Keith Thomson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-16-11-podcast.htm#Update052011</link>
<description>"...his family thought that he was just an aircraft engineer, but he was working for the CIA..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/keith_thomson-2011-tacedit.mp3" length="32188745" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-16-11-podcast.htm#Update052011</guid>
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<item>
<title>1076: A 2011 Interview with Peter S. Beagle at SF in SF on April 16, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-16-11-podcast.htm#podcast052011</link>
<description>"The fact that I was writing songs forced structure on me and forced economy on me..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/peter_beagle-sfinsf-041611.mp3" length="15771464" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-16-11-podcast.htm#podcast052011</guid>
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<item>
<title>1075: The Agony Column Live, April 9, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-16-11-podcast.htm#podcast051811</link>
<description>Behold the Power of Meg Wolitzer and Alta Ifland</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/051811-taclive040911.mp3" length="63350673" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-16-11-podcast.htm#podcast051811</guid>
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<title>1074: Two Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-16-11-podcast.htm#podcast051711</link>
<description>You Think That's Bad, Jim Shepard and Kurt Vonnegut: Novels and Stories, 1963-1973, Kurt Vonnegut and Sidney Offit</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/051711-alan_cheuse_3_books.mp3" length="32203319" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-16-11-podcast.htm#podcast051711</guid>
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<title>1073: A 2011 Interview with Keith Thomson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-16-11-podcast.htm#podcast051611</link>
<description>"...his family thought that he was just an aircraft engineer, but he was working for the CIA..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/keith_thomson-2011.mp3" length="81528486" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-16-11-podcast.htm#podcast051611</guid>
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<title>1072: A 2011 Interview with Eric Felten</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-09-11-podcast.htm#podcast051211</link>
<description>"...it's a way in which we maintain our individualism..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/eric_felten-2011.mp3" length="68581558" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-09-11-podcast.htm#podcast051211</guid>
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<title>1071: Terry Bisson, Peter S. Beagle and Michael Blumlein at SF in SF on April 16, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-09-11-podcast.htm#podcast051111</link>
<description>"I disagree—" "Good.."  "—that it's all about story..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/051111-panel-blumlein_bisson_beagle-sfinsf-041611.mp3" length="71022578" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-09-11-podcast.htm#podcast051111</guid>
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<title>1070: A 2011 Interview With Ann Packer</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-09-11-podcast.htm#podcast050911</link>
<description>"My research is being alive..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/ann_packer-2011.mp3" length="56842255" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-09-11-podcast.htm#podcast050911</guid>
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<title>1069: A 2011 Interview with Charles Kruger</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-02-11-podcast.htm#podcast050311</link>
<description>"I want to discover the theme..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/charles_kruger-2011.mp3" length="26090814" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-02-11-podcast.htm#podcast050311</guid>
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<title>1068: A 2011 Interview with Daniel Clowes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-02-11-podcast.htm#podcast050211</link>
<description>"...this character just started yelling at me from my sketchbook..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 May 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/daniel_clowes-2011.mp3" length="57846766" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/05-02-11-podcast.htm#podcast050211</guid>
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<title>1067: Peter S. Beagle Reads "The Best Worst Monster" and "Up the Down Beanstalk" at SF in SF on April 16, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast042811</link>
<description>"...I'm really not about to follow that story with really any sort of conventional fantasy..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/042811-sfinsf041611-beagler.mp3" length="34804489" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast042811</guid>
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<title>1066: Michael Blumlein Reads from "22 and You" at SF in SF on April 16, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast042711</link>
<description>"This is from a group of stories I call The Doctor Diaries...."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/042711-sfinsf041611-blumleinr.mp3" length="48487871" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast042711</guid>
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<title>1065: Three Books With Alan Cheuse: "...A pleasure to read ..."</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast042611</link>
<description>Brent Hartinger, 'Shadow Walkers' ; Steven Pressfield, 'The Profession' ; Ben Bova, 'The Leviathans of Jupiter'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/042611-alan_cheuse-3_books.mp3" length="25509401" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast042611</guid>
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<title>1064: A 2011 Interview With Henning Mankell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast042511</link>
<description>"What I try to do always is to tell a story that has something to do with my life and the lives of others that are living together with me in the times that we see today."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/henning_mankell-2011.mp3" length="55687846" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-25-11-podcast.htm#podcast042511</guid>
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<title>1063: Jeff and Ann VanderMeer Chat With Terry Bisson at SF in SF on March 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-18-11-podcast.htm#podcast042111</link>
<description>"For me, it's a way of bringing people together."  - Ann VanderMeer</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/042111-sfinsf-031211-vanderpanel.mp3" length="75854875" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-18-11-podcast.htm#podcast042111</guid>
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<title>1062: Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (sort of) Read at SF in SF on March 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-18-11-podcast.htm#podcast042011</link>
<description>"There had to be a two-page spread of a flaming submarine."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/042011-sfinsf-031211-vandereading.mp3" length="68883584" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-18-11-podcast.htm#podcast042011</guid>
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<title>1061: Jeff VanderMeer Interviewed at SF in SF on March 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-18-11-podcast.htm#podcast041911</link>
<description>"I don't see monsters as necessarily, by definition, an evil thing."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/jeff_vandermeer-sfinsf-031211.mp3" length="15738127" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-18-11-podcast.htm#podcast041911</guid>
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<title>1060: A 2011 Interview with Paul McComas</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-18-11-podcast.htm#podcast041811</link>
<description>"You've got to show them something else when they turn the corner."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/paul_mccomas-2011.mp3" length="88819169" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-18-11-podcast.htm#podcast041811</guid>
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<title>1059: A 2011 Phone Interview with Ann Packer</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast041411</link>
<description>"What are the sort of behaviors and problems that are happening around the edges of ordinary life?"</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/ann_packer-2011-phone.mp3" length="19506528" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast041411</guid>
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<title>1058: Ann VanderMeer Interviewed at SF in SF on March 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast041311</link>
<description>"We're not turning your entire world upside-down."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/ann_vandermeer-sfinsf-031211.mp3" length="15493286" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast041311</guid>
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<title>1057: Patrick Rothfuss Interviewed at SF in SF on March 3, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast041211</link>
<description>"...the sort of culture that develops a Robin Hood myth, that tells you a lot about the time and place that story comes from..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/patrick_rothfuss-2011-sfinsf-030311.mp3" length="16650329" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast041211</guid>
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<title>1056: A 2011 Interview with Billy Collins, featuring the debut of "Orient"</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast041111</link>
<description>"I guess we're always just talking, poets, about a handful of things...I've never read it before, let me see if I even have it here."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/billy_collins-2011.mp3" length="74955937" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-11-11-podcast.htm#podcast041111</guid>
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<title>1055: Patrick Rothfuss Reads at SF in SF on March 3, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast040611</link>
<description>"The book itself has only been out a couple of days, and I myself have some very strong feelings about spoilers."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/040611-sfinsf-030311-rothfussr.mp3" length="14081006" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast040611</guid>
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<title>1054: Gail Carriger Reads at SF in SF on March 3, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast040511</link>
<description>"The first scene I'm going to read for you starts out with our hero, who is in a bit of a predicament."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/040511-sfinsf-030311-carrigerr.mp3" length="22426964" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast040511</guid>
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<title>1053: A 2011 Interview with Michio Kaku</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast040411</link>
<description>"We are emotionally, socially identical to the caveman of 100,000 years ago, except we have nuclear weapons."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/michio_kaku-2011.mp3" length="96549566" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/04-04-11-podcast.htm#podcast040411</guid>
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<title>1052: A 2011 Interview with Joe Mathews and Mark Paul</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast033111</link>
<description>"...signature companies are beginning to hire much more aggressive people.." - Joe Mathews  "We allow people to write policies into the Constitution, to make them even harder to change..." - Mark Paul</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/joe_mathews_mark_paul-2011.mp3" length="101195125" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast033111</guid>
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<title>1051: Anne Harris Reads at SF in SF on February 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast033011</link>
<description>"This is a transgender class-warfare romance."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/032311-sfinsf-021211-harrisr.mp3" length="34708376" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast033011</guid>
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<title>1050: Terry Bisson, Ann Harris (aka Pearl North) and Lucy Jane Bledsoe at SF in SF on February 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast032911</link>
<description>"...the people who go there, pretty much to a person, are passionate about their lives..." - Lucy Jane Bledsoe</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/032911-sfinsf021211-panel.mp3" length="54443842" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast032911</guid>
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<title>1049: Jasper Fforde Live at the Capitola Book Cafe on March 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast032811</link>
<description>Ten Rules for Writing</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/jasper_fforde_tac_live_031211.mp3" length="130736410" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast032811</guid>
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<title>1048: Lucy Jane Bledsoe Reads at SF in SF on February 12, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast032211</link>
<description>"Everyone lives out in front of everyone and it is very, very intense."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/032211-sfinsf-021211-bledsoer.mp3" length="40445867" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast032211</guid>
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<title>1047: A 2011 Interview with Kevin Poulsen</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast032111</link>
<description>"Max was pretty good at sussing out snitches...He wasn't perfect, if he'd been perfect, he wouldn't be in jail now."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/kevin_poulsen-2011.mp3" length="71240397" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast032111</guid>
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<title>1046: A 2011 Interview With Diana Paxson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast031711</link>
<description>"Anything that has an identity has a spirit."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/diana_paxson-2011.mp3" length="82704112" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast031711</guid>
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<title>1045: Three, no Four Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast031611</link>
<description>E. L. Doctorow, 'All the Time in the World,' Kevin Brockmeir, 'The Illumination,' Tea Obreht, 'The Tiger's Wife, Leslie Daniels, 'Cleaning Nabokov's House'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/031611-alan_cheuse-three_books-031011.mp3" length="37055074" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast031611</guid>
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<title>1044: Gail Carriger Interviewed at SF in SF on March 3, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast031511</link>
<description>"I do things like character design boards..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/gail_carriger-sfinsf-030311.mp3" length="16515693" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast031511</guid>
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<title>1043: A 2011 Interview with T. C. Boyle</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast031411</link>
<description>"I write in order to see what comes next."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/tc_boyle-2011.mp3" length="73610632" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast031411</guid>
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<title>1042: Diana Paxson Interviewed at SF in SF on January 15, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast031011</link>
<description>"I served as leader of the Covenant of Goddess for Two Years..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/sfinsf011511-paxsoni.mp3" length="27724751" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast031011</guid>
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<title>1040: A 2011 Phone Interview With TC Boyle</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast030811</link>
<description>"Well, God, when he was writing this book, and I think it was a bestseller in its day, he didn't really take into account the fact that we, ourselves, are animals."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/tc_boyle-2011-phone.mp3" length="20021793" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast030811</guid>
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<title>1039: A 2011 Interview With Peggy Orenstein</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast030711</link>
<description>"I didn't want her to think that there was anything she had to do because she was a girl."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/peggy_orenstein-2011.mp3" length="81537903" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/03-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast030711</guid>
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<title>1038: A 2011 Phone Interview with Peggy Orenstein</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast030511</link>
<description>"The thing about Bella is that she is completely ... bland."</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 05 Mar 2011 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/peggy_orenstein-2011-phone.mp3" length="17682314" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast030511</guid>
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<title>1037: Panel Discussion from SF in SF, January 15, 2011, with Terry Bisson, Diana Paxson and Rudy Rucker</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast030211</link>
<description>"I was very much into Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs." - Rudy Rucker "I said there were five sequels." - Diana Paxson</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/030211-sfinsf011511-panel.mp3" length="71222615" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast030211</guid>
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<title>1036: The Agony Column Live, February 12, 2011 with Matt Stewart and Joshua Mohr</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast030111</link>
<description>"...if we all see the same thing, we're all seeing entirely different things..."  - Josh Mohr
"It's much rarer these days that everybody reads the same books and talks about it. - Matt Stewart
</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/tac_live-021211-stewart_mohr_panel.mp3" length="73763095" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast030111</guid>
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<title>1035: A 2010 Interview with Richard Matheson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast022811</link>
<description>"I'm a disbeliever in genre...I think there should just be stories."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/richard_matheson-2011.mp3" length="30921863" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-28-11-podcast.htm#podcast022811</guid>
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<title>1034: The Agony Column Live, February 12, 2011: Matt Stewart and Joshua Mohr Read From Their Work</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast022411</link>
<description>"Esmerelda is in an underground extreme food training ground compound in Marin ..." - Matt Stewart  "This will not help your appetite, whatsoever..." - Josh Mohr</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/tac_live-021211-stewart_mohr_readings.mp3" length="30921863" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast022411</guid>
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<item>
<title>1033: Diana Paxson Reads at SF in SF on January 15, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast022311</link>
<description>"Our hero, who is from Greece, has been faced with the problem of how to turn a lump of meteor iron into a sword."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/022311-sfinsf011511-paxsonr.mp3" length="31908393" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast022311</guid>
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<title>1032: Rudy Rucker Reads at SF in SF, on January 15, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast022211</link>
<description>"The Birth of Transrealism"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/022211-sfinsf011511-ruckerr.mp3" length="39928902" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast022211</guid>
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<title>1031: A 2011 Interview with Deborah Harkness</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast022111</link>
<description>"So often that's what scholars feel when they open a book for the first time, 'Oh no, this isn't what I thought it would be.'"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Feb 2011 07:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/deb_harkness-2011.mp3" length="70005187" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-21-11-podcast.htm#podcast022111</guid>
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<title>1030: Two Books Alan Cheuse : 'While Mortals Sleep' by Kurt Vonnegut and 'Caribou Island' by David Vann</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021711</link>
<description>"I read for a couple of years and this family came into my mind..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/021711-cheuse-020811.mp3" length="30903867" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021711</guid>
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<item>
<title>1029 : A 2011 Interview with Sam Sax</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021611</link>
<description>"It's like walking around the city and talking to myself."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/sam_sax_2011.mp3" length="27272971" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021611</guid>
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<title>1028: A 2011 Interview With Evan Karp</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021511</link>
<description>"We try to replicate the experience of what the show was like."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 04:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/evan_karp-2011.mp3" length="31088419" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021511</guid>
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<item>
<title>1027 : A 2011 Interview with David Vann: Readings</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021411b</link>
<description>"There can be this awful sense of momentum."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/david_vann-2011-readings.mp3" length="12444123" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021411b</guid>
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<item>
<title>1026: A 2011 Interview with David Vann: Full Sequence</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021411a</link>
<description>"There can be this awful sense of momentum."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/david_vann-2011-full_sequence.mp3" length="63347795" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021411a</guid>
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<item>
<title>1025: A 2011 Interview with David Vann</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021411</link>
<description>"There can be this awful sense of momentum."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/david_vann-2011.mp3" length="54099218" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-14-11-podcast.htm#podcast021411</guid>
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<title>1024: Steve R. Boyett Interviewed at SF in SF on November 13, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast020911</link>
<description>"I'm like a magician who is distracting you with these details and what you haven’t questioned is, 'There's a talkin' horse.'"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/steven_r_boyett_sfinsf-111310.mp3" length="17243111" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast020911</guid>
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<title>1023: Panel Discussion from SF in SF on November 13, 2010, with Terry Bisson, Steven R. Boyett and Dale Pendell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast020811</link>
<description>"...the wounds are so fresh, the blood is scarcely dry..." - Dale Pendell</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/020811-sfinsf-111310-panel.mp3" length="71660965" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast020811</guid>
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<title>1022: A 2011 Interview with Siobhan Fallon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast020711</link>
<description>"Soldiers like to tell stories ... and I'm a good listener."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/siobhan_fallon-2011.mp3" length="75641387" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/02-07-11-podcast.htm#podcast020711</guid>
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<item>
<title>1021: KUSP On-Air Promo for Sunday, February 6: Siobhan Fallon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast020311a</link>
<description>"It becomes its own strange kind of normal..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/020311-tac_promo_02062011-siobhan_fallon.mp3" length="415016" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast020311a</guid>
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<item>
<title>1020: Speaking Frankly: Thomas Frank on The Easy Chair</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast020311</link>
<description>A Moment of Disregard</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/thomas_frank-easy_chair_020111.mp3" length="32567578" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast020311</guid>
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<title>1019: Dale Pendell Interviewed at SF in AF on November 13, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast020211</link>
<description>"The Pharmako books go way back to a vision I had of something I was going to call 'The Poet's Guide to Drugs'...."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/sfinsf-111310-petrelli.mp3" length="10336599" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast020211</guid>
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<item>
<title>1018: The Agony Column Live, January 8, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast020111</link>
<description>Lisa Desrochers and Karen Joy Fowler</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/taclive-010811.mp3" length="104451006" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast020111</guid>
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<item>
<title>1017: A 2011 Interview with Teresa Strasser</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast013111</link>
<description>"...and I just thought, 'Really?  Do you have to bum me out?  'Cos this is pretty much no backsies."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/teresa_strasser-2011.mp3" length="64768386" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-31-11-podcast.htm#podcast013111</guid>
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<title>1016: Chuck Palahniuk Interviewed on Stage at Cafe du Nord on May 20, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast012711</link>
<description>"..now we're sophisticated enough to recognize the language of movies...."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/chuck_pahlahniuk-2010-cdni.mp3" length="63916734" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast012711</guid>
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<item>
<title>1015: Dale Pendell Reads at SF in SF on November 13, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast011911</link>
<description>"The Great Bay"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/011911-sfinsf111310-pendellr.mp3" length="38680816" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast011911</guid>
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<title>1014: A 2011 Phone Interview with Sionhan Fallon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast012511</link>
<description>"I really liked that idea of one of the characters eavesdropping and the things that she would be aware of in that housing community."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/siobhan_fallon-2010-phone.mp3" length="19471239" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast012511</guid>
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<title>1013: A 2011 Interview with Paul Pierson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast012411</link>
<description>"There's a particular story that's going on here."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/paul_pierson-2011.mp3" length="104312543" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-24-11-podcast.htm#podcast012411</guid>
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<title>1012: Steven R. Boyett Reads at SF in SF, on November 13, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast011811</link>
<description>"I am sorry to have to tell you this."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/011811-sfinsf111310-boyettr2.mp3" length="17835149" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast011811</guid>
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<title>1011: Chuck Palahniuk Reads at Cafe du Nord</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast011711</link>
<description>"Knock Knock"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/chuck_pahlahniuk-2010-cdnr.mp3" length="66788114" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-17-11-podcast.htm#podcast011711</guid>
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<title>1010: Steven Boyett Reads at SF in SF on November 13, 2011</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast011311</link>
<description>Elegy Beach</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/011311-sfinsf111310-boyettr1.mp3" length="24857490" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast011311</guid>
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<title>1009: Ray Garton Interviewed at SF in SF on October 23, 201</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast011211</link>
<description>"For me, I have to discover something as it unfolds."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/011211-sfinsf102310-gartoni.mp3" length="12207555" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast011211</guid>
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<item>
<title>1008: An Interview With John Shirley at SF in SF on October 23, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast011111</link>
<description>"...you can go back to the Marquis de Sade for some of it, though I'm not a big fan of his...."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/011111-sfinsf102310-shirleyi.mp3" length="17735923" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast011111</guid>
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<item>
<title>1007: A 2010 Interview With Chuck Palahniuk</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast011011</link>
<description>"We kind of assemble ourselves from this buffet of other people's selves."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/chuck_palahniuk-2010.mp3" length="90935064" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-10-11-podcast.htm#podcast011011</guid>
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<title>1006: Ray Garton Reads "Second Opinion" at SF in SF on October 23, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast010611</link>
<description>"Do you know what it's like to cut up your best friend with a hacksaw?"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/010611-sfinsf102310-gartonr.mp3" length="42188394" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast010611</guid>
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<item>
<title>1005: John Shirley Reads at SF in SF on October 23, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast010511</link>
<description>"What could be glowing, sulfurous yellow, within the water of a pool hidden beneath a lighthouse?"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/010511-sfinsf102310-shirleyr.mp3" length="21953103" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast010511</guid>
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<title>1004: Rain Graves Reads Poetry at SF in SF for Halloween, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast010411</link>
<description>"I've decided to let you all in on a little secret that I'm working on."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-news/010411-sfinsf102310-gravesri.mp3" length="31468513" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast010411</guid>
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<item>
<title>1003: A 2010 Interview with Mike Brown, Part 2</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast0103112</link>
<description>"I meant to spend all of November and December search through the old data sets, and I will admit to having looked at baby name books and developmental biology books..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/mike_brown-2010-2.mp3" length="57696738" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast0103112</guid>
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<item>
<title>1002: A 2010 Interview with Mike Brown, Part 1</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast0103111</link>
<description>"I meant to spend all of November and December search through the old data sets, and I will admit to having looked at baby name books and developmental biology books..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/mike_brown-2010-1.mp3" length="59461571" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast0103111</guid>
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<item>
<title>1001: A 2010 Interview with Mike Brown, Complete</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast010311</link>
<description>"I meant to spend all of November and December search through the old data sets, and I will admit to having looked at baby name books and developmental biology books..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2011/2011-interviews/mike_brown-2010.mp3" length="114976998" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2011/01-03-11-podcast.htm#podcast010311</guid>
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<item>
<title>1000: A 2010 Interview With Jeffrey Rossman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast122910</link>
<description>"...give it a rest, go out and do something..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/jeffrey_rossman-2010.mp3" length="85249965" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast122910</guid>
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<item>
<title>999: A 2010 Interview with Erwin Chemerinsky</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast122710</link>
<description>"I think it was so important to articulate at that point the rule of law."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/erwin_chemerinsky-2010.mp3" length="68714053" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast122710</guid>
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<item>
<title>998: Special Podcast Extra : Jeffrey Rossman on 'The Mind-Body Mood Solution'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-20-10-podcast.htm#podcast122410</link>
<description>"Take Heed of that message that we're getting from somewhere deep inside of us that something needs to change..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>997: Nick Mamatas Reads at SF in SF Halloween Celebration, October 23, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-20-10-podcast.htm#podcast122110</link>
<description>"...you are going to ruin zombies forever..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/122110-sfinsf102310-mamatasr.mp3" length="24937616" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-20-10-podcast.htm#podcast122110</guid>
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<title>996: A 2010 Interview with David Rohde and Kristen Mulvihill</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-20-10-podcast.htm#podcast122010</link>
<description>"..this young suicide bomber, I asked, 'Are you ready to die?' and he said, 'Absolutely.'" David Rohde  "He was literally in a foreign country and I was suddenly thrust into a whole new world; FBI agents, private security contractors..." Kristen Mulvihill
</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-20-10-podcast.htm#podcast122010</guid>
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<title>995: Karen Joy Fowler Interviewed at SF in SF on October 16, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast121610</link>
<description>"...usually, I like to be the person who has the great idea and somebody else does the work of making it happen..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast121610</guid>
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<title>994: Claude Lalumiere Interviewed at SF in SF on October 16, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast121510</link>
<description>"...they're very primal...and they refer to an instinctual memory that me might have ..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/121510-sfinsf-101610-lalumierei.mp3" length="15715634" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast121510</guid>
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<title>993: SF in SF, October 16, 2010 : Terry Bisson, Karen Joy Fowler and Claude Lalumière</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast121410</link>
<description>"I think that I'm involuntarily very imitative of voice and rhythm..." - Karen Joy Fowler</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/121410-sfinsf-101610-panel.mp3" length="77041579" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast121410</guid>
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<title>992: A 2010 Interview with Syed Afzal Haider</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast121310</link>
<description>"...there was no coming back, and yet we were storing our stuff..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/syed_afzal_haider-2010.mp3" length="77307540" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast121310</guid>
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<title>991: Karen Joy Fowler Reads at SF in SF on October 16, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast120910</link>
<description>"Booth's Ghost"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/120910-sfinsf-101610-fowlerr.mp3" length="37192849" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast120910</guid>
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<title>990: Claude Lalumiere Reads at SF in SF on October 16, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast120810</link>
<description>"Big Sister Eye Loves to Watch" and "The Ethical Treatment of Meat"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/120810-sfinsf-101610-lalumierer.mp3" length="38013895" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast120810</guid>
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<title>989: A 2010 Phone Interview with David Rohde and Kristen Mulvihill</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast120710</link>
<description>"...my brother-in-law, Lee, alerted me to the fact that David had been kidnapped.."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/david_rohde_and_kristen_mulvihill-2010-phone.mp3" length="19272541" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast120710</guid>
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<title>988: A 2010 Interview with Tim Powers</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast120610</link>
<description>"It just struck me, pirates, mixed with Voodoo in the Caribbean; it just seemed like that would be a rich field to play in..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/tim_powers-2010.mp3" length="60548189" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/12-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast120610</guid>
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<title>987: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast120210</link>
<description>'The Poet Laureates Anthology' edited by Susan Schmidt, 'All is Forgotten, Nothing is Lost' by Lan Samantha Chang and 'The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey' by Walter Mosley</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/120210-alan_cheuse-3_books-111910.mp3" length="27829536" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast120210</guid>
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<title>986: A 2010 Interview with Guillermo Del Toro in Bleak House, The Haunted Mansion</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast113010</link>
<description>"I was always worried about where Godzilla left his droppings..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/guillermo_del_toro-2010.mp3" length="71850037" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast113010</guid>
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<title>985: A 2010 Interview with Guillermo Del Toro at the Kabuki Theater on October 13, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast113010-1</link>
<description>"Did I say..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/guillermo_del_toro-kabuki-2010.mp3" length="111583543" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast113010-1</guid>
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<title>984: A 2010 Interview with Adam Carolla</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast112610</link>
<description>"First off ... the terrorists have won."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/adam_carolla-2010.mp3" length="73791007" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast112610</guid>
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<title>983: A 2010 Interview with Adam Levin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast112410</link>
<description>"...he's like a really tough, pissed-off dad...he's not perfect, and he's not all-powerful, either...."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/adam_levin-2010.mp3" length="87733762" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast112410</guid>
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<title>982: A 2010 Interview with Michele Norris</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast112210</link>
<description>"People think the most important thing I do on the radio is talk ... but actually, the most important thing I do is listen..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/michele_norris-2010.mp3" length="85344348" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast112210</guid>
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<title>981: A 2010 Interview with Matt Taibbi</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast111610</link>
<description>"I had a friend who worked for a Sovereign Wealth Fund in the Middle East..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/matt_taibbi-2010.mp3" length="78123964" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast111610</guid>
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<title>980: A 2010 Interview with Laurie David</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast111510</link>
<description>"It's important to take a moment, take a beat, and express gratitude."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/laurie_david-2010.mp3" length="76160806" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast111510</guid>
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<title>979: A 2010 Conversation with Daniel Pinchbeck</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast111210</link>
<description>"...corrupt left-wing intelligentsia ... baby-boomer parasites who have been feeding off the fat of the land..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/daniel_pinchbeck-2010.mp3" length="70822728" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast111210</guid>
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<title>978: A 2010 Interview with S. G. Browne</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast111010</link>
<description>"It was actually fun creating the dynamic between Destiny and Fate."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/sg_browne-2010.mp3" length="75968950" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast111010</guid>
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<title>977: A 2010 Interview with Kevin Kelly</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast110910</link>
<description>"... and this, I have to say, is controversial, a minority view in evolutionary biology, but it is a view I find persuasive..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/kevin_kelly-2010.mp3" length="106748368" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast110910</guid>
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<title>976: A 2010 Interview with Myla Goldberg</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast110810</link>
<description>"The atmosphere of that age is still palpable in my mind."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/myla_goldberg-2010.mp3" length="66835871" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast110810</guid>
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<title>975: A 2010 Interview with Gary Young on Morton Marcus</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast110410</link>
<description>"...scanning the heavens in our solitary vigil for words that will redeem us..." from "Radio" by Morton Marcus, as read by Gary Young</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/gary_young-2010.mp3" length="79859500" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast110410</guid>
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<title>974: Agony Column Live Preview : Paul McHugh and Wallace Baine on Writing, Journalism and the Future of the Newspaper</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast110310</link>
<description>"Newspapers have geography on their side."-Wallace Baine  "Why isn’t the paradigm shifting even faster?"-Paul McHugh</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/baine_mchugh-phone-2010.mp3" length="17666222" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast110310</guid>
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<title>973: A 2010 Interview with Charles Burns</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast110210</link>
<description>"I remember having this feeling of literally wanting to slip out of my skin, shed my skin and turn into someone else."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Nov 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/charles_burns-2010.mp3" length="64920738" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast110210</guid>
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<title>972: Podcast Extra: A 2010 Phone Interview with Charles Burns</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-01-10-podcast.htm#podcastextra110110</link>
<description>"That this disease manifested itself in very physical, very intense terms, was something that was interesting to me."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/charles_burns-phone.mp3" length="16512099" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-01-10-podcast.htm#podcastextra110110</guid>
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<title>971: A 2010 Interview with Graham Hancock</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast110110</link>
<description>"Ayahuasca doesn't always give you what you want ... but she usually gives you what you need."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/graham_hancock-2010.mp3" length="83549521" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/11-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast110110</guid>
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<title>970: Cara Black Interviewed at SF in SF October 6, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast102810</link>
<description>"I get to go to Paris twice a year for research."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/cara_black-2010.mp3" length="13848306" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast102810</guid>
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<title>969: SF in SF Meets Litquake, October 6, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast102710</link>
<description>Michael Kurland's The Maltese Omelet</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/102710-maltese_omlet.mp3" length="61434624" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast102710</guid>
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<title>968: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast102610</link>
<description>'What I Didn't See' by Karen Joy Fowler, 'Our Kind of Traitor' by John Le Carre and 'Nemesis' by Philip Roth</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/102610-alan_cheuse-3_books102010.mp3" length="38050930" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast102610</guid>
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<title>967: A 2010 Interview with Philip Roth</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast102510</link>
<description>"...it devastates the people around the polio victim..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/philip_roth-2010.mp3" length="41679425" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast102510</guid>
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<title>966: A 2010 Interview with Belle Yang</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast102210</link>
<description>"In Chinese, the language itself is visual poetry."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/belle_yang-2010.mp3" length="84953741" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast102210</guid>
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<title>965: A 2010 Interview with Charles Yu</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast102110</link>
<description>"I really was searching for a frame, a different vocabulary to talk about what I hope are pretty universal emotions."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/charles_yu-2010.mp3" length="63667540" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast102110</guid>
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<title>964: The Agony Column Live, October 9, 2010: Panel Discusion</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast102010</link>
<description>A Conversation With Graham Hancock and Jim Nisbet: MATURE CONTENT ADVISORY</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/102010-tac_live-100910-panel.mp3" length="112124213" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast102010</guid>
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<title>963: The Agony Column Live, October 9, 2010: Readings</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast101910</link>
<description>Readings by Graham Hancock and Jim Nisbet: MATURE CONTENT ADVISORY</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/101910-tac_live-100910-readings.mp3" length="44776501" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast101910</guid>
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<title>962: A 2010 Interview with Karen Joy Fowler</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast101810</link>
<description>"Quote"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/karen_joy_fowler-2010.mp3" length="81721597" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast101810</guid>
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<title>961: Mark L. Van Name Interviewed at SF in SF on September 11, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast101510</link>
<description>"I spent three years in a paramilitary group from ages ten to thirteen learning to kill."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/101510-sfinsf091110-vannamei.mp3" length="18465015" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast101510</guid>
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<title>960: Amelia Beamer Interviewed at SF in SF on September 11, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast101410</link>
<description>"The sexuality of zombies has been in the background long enough."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/101410-sfinsf091110-beameri.mp3" length="16941240" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>959: SF in SF panel from August 21, 2010, with Amelia Beamer, Terry Bisson, Mark L. Van Name and Gary K. Wolfe</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast101310</link>
<description>"Those zombies were metaphors for slavery."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/101310-sfinsf091110-panel1+2.mp3" length="90615531" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast101310</guid>
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<title>958: A 2010 Interview with Darin Straus</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast101210</link>
<description>"For me, therapy was the book, really."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/darin_straus-2010.mp3" length="44924383" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast101210</guid>
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<title>957: A 2010 Interview with Stephen Kotler</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast101110</link>
<description>"..we wanted to combine our packs and combine our lives and they sold our house out from under us..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/steven_kotler-2010.mp3" length="117005110" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast101110</guid>
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<title>956: Mark L. Van Name Reads at SF in SF on August 21, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast100810</link>
<description>"Children No More"</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/100810-sfinsf091110-vannamer.mp3" length="22213979" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast100810</guid>
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<title>955: Amelia Beamer Reads at SF in SF on August 21, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast100710</link>
<description>"The Loving Dead"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/100710-sfinsf091110-beamerr.mp3" length="34373239" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast100710</guid>
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<title>954: The Agony Column Live, October 2, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast100510</link>
<description>Tony Broadbent and Martin Cruz Smith</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/100510-tac_live-smith_broadbent-10022010.mp3" length="106180733" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast100510</guid>
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<title>953: A 2010 Conversation with Monique Truong</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast100410</link>
<description>"..the physical return is actually something that I did in the process of writing this book..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/monique_truong-2010.mp3" length="67518795" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/10-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast100410</guid>
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<title>952: A 2010 Interview With Al Astrella and James Greene</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast093010</link>
<description>"It'd be Freddy Krueger right next to a picture of Bela Lugosi."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 01 Oct 2010 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/james_greene_al_astrella-2010.mp3" length="36285707" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast093010</guid>
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<title>951: A 2010 Interview with Dan White</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast092910</link>
<description>"I thought, that looks pretty cool, and it actually looked pretty easy."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/dan_white-2010.mp3" length="43799355" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast092910</guid>
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<title>950: Speaking Frankly with Thomas Frank</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast092810</link>
<description>Podcast</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/092810-thomas_frank-092610.mp3" length="52072856" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast092810</guid>
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<title>949: A 2010 Interview with Susan Casey</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast092710</link>
<description>"That was something I never understood until I saw a 70 foot wave."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/susan_casey-2010.mp3" length="64997785" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-27-10-podcast.htm#podcast092710</guid>
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<title>948: A 2010 Interview with Laura Davis</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-20-10-podcast.htm#podcast092210</link>
<description>: "You're giving them light and color and a story, and in doing so they begin to transform."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/laura_davis-2010.mp3" length="35506424" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-20-10-podcast.htm#podcast092210</guid>
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<title>947: A 2010 Interview with Lauren Mari-Navarro on Writing, Memoir and Therapy</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-20-10-podcast.htm#podcast092110</link>
<description>"...after they did this four consecutive days of writing, they found that people had fewer visits to the hospital..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/lauren_mari_navarro-2010.mp3" length="44518042" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-20-10-podcast.htm#podcast092110</guid>
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<title>946: A 2010 Interview With John Brandon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-20-10-podcast.htm#podcast092010</link>
<description>"There's just tons of great writing about New York, but if I step out of a cab in Manhattan, the energy is so strong and finished, and I just feel like, there's nothing for me to do."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/john_brandon-2010.mp3" length="58815473" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-20-10-podcast.htm#podcast092010</guid>
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<title>945: Mary Robinette Kowal Interviewed at SF in SF on August 21, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast091710</link>
<description>"Trying to figure out how you can get around the restrictions is what makes fantasy and the Regency for me very interesting." </description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/mary_robinette_kowal-sfinsf082110.mp3" length="28494672" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast091710</guid>
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<title>944: Cecelia Holland Interviewed at SF in SF on August 21, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast091610</link>
<description>"...a free woman like that in a society which was really very cramped and really very limited would just be like a phoenix..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/cecilia_holland-sfinsf082110.mp3" length="17375793" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast091610</guid>
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<title>943: Panel Discussion for SF in SF on August 21, 2010: Mary Robinette Kowal, Cecelia Holland and Terry Bisson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast091510</link>
<description>"Cecelia has built a whole career out of historicals; your first is sort of a historical; is that the direction you're going in, or just something you did?" - Terry Bisson</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/091510-sfinsf-082110-panel.mp3" length="58216626" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast091510</guid>
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<item>
<title>942: Cecelia Holland Reads at SF in SF on August 21, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast091410</link>
<description>"Keep going with me and everything will be fine."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast091410</guid>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/091410-sfinswf082110-hollandr.mp3" length="28192295" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<item>
<title>941: A 2010 Interview with William Gibson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast091310</link>
<description>"I might be one of the first generation of science fiction writers to come to the writing of it with a head full of academic critical theories..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/william_gibson-2010.mp3" length="46731065" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-13-10-podcast.htm#podcast091310</guid>
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<item>
<title>940: Mary Robinette Kowal Reads and Gives a Puppet Show at SF in SF on August 21, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast090810</link>
<description>"Jane Austen was kind of British."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/090810-sfinswf082110-kowalr.mp3" length="42247018" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast090810</guid>
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<item>
<title>939: Two Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast090710</link>
<description>'Freedom' by Jonathan Franzen and 'The Fall' by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/090710-cheuse-two_books-092010.mp3" length="26088124" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast090710</guid>
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<item>
<title>938: A 2010 Interview with Guy Gavriel Kay</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast090610</link>
<description>"I'm telling myself you bloody well better figure out where this is going because you have to start heading there sometime around now."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/guy_gavriel_kay-2010.mp3" length="86358601" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/09-06-10-podcast.htm#podcast090610</guid>
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<item>
<title>937: Bruckner Chase at Blue Ocean Film Festival</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast090310</link>
<description>"...a breath to your right and look at the moonset over the Pacific, and a breath to your left and see the sun rise over the mountains..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/bruckner_chase-2010.mp3" length="34368734" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast090310</guid>
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<item>
<title>936: BLUE Ocean Film Festival Interview with Ed Lyman and Lou Douros</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast090210</link>
<description>"In the Wake of Giants"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/ed_lyman_lou_douros-2010.mp3" length="43868504" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast090210</guid>
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<item>
<title>935: A 2010 Interview with Dan Basta at the Blue Ocean Film Festival</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast090110</link>
<description>"Experiential learning is the way we learn best."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/dan_basta-2010.mp3" length="74339053" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast090110</guid>
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<item>
<title>934: A 2010 Interview with Jean-Michel Cousteau</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast083110</link>
<description>"We need to change.  And we can."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/jean_michel_cousteau-2010.mp3" length="74578223" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast083110</guid>
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<item>
<title>933: A 2010 Interview With David Doubilet</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast083010-1</link>
<description>"Everything people have always feared about photography comes true underwater."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/david_doubilet-2010.mp3" length="20361189" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast083010-1</guid>
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<item>
<title>932: A 2010 Interview With David Doubilet and Jennifer Hayes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast083010-2</link>
<description>"Everything people have always feared about photography comes true underwater."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/david_doubilet-jennifer_hayes-2010.mp3" length="102976689" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-30-10-podcast.htm#podcast083010-2</guid>
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<title>931: A Live Reading with Vendela Vida At Bookshop Santa Cruz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-23-10-podcast.htm#podcast082510r</link>
<description>"Yvonne seemed to be emerging above the surrounding mountains."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/vendela_vidar-bsc-081710.mp3" length="32186555" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-23-10-podcast.htm#podcast082510r</guid>
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<item>
<title>930: A Live Interview with Vendela Vida At Bookshop Santa Cruz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-23-10-podcast.htm#podcast082510i</link>
<description>"...there was an owl that came into this place we were renting one day..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/vendela_vidai-bsc-081710.mp3" length="52370223" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-23-10-podcast.htm#podcast082510i</guid>
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<item>
<title>929: Paul McHugh on the Short Memoir</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-23-10-podcast.htm#podcast082410</link>
<description>Writing Your Own Story</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/paul_mchugh-08-2010.mp3" length="29799645" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-23-10-podcast.htm#podcast082410</guid>
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<item>
<title>928: A 2010 Interview with Mary Roach</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-23-10-podcast.htm#podcast082310</link>
<description>"There was a second hoax about a shuttle mission..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/mary_roach-2010.mp3" length="81358594" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-23-10-podcast.htm#podcast082310</guid>
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<item>
<title>927: On the Phone with Vendela Vida</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-16-10-podcast.htm#podcast082010</link>
<description>"You do all this background information, most of which never makes it into the book."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/vendela_vida-2010-phone.mp3" length="22050631" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-16-10-podcast.htm#podcast082010</guid>
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<title>926: Gary Shteyngart Live Reading at Bookshop Santa Cruz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-16-10-podcast.htm#podcast081910r</link>
<description>"...please like me, this will make up for Hebrew school if all of you like me.."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/gary_steyngartr-bsc-080810.mp3" length="28773778" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-16-10-podcast.htm#podcast081910r</guid>
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<item>
<title>925: Gary Shteyngart Live Interview at Bookshop Santa Cruz</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-16-10-podcast.htm#podcast081910i</link>
<description>"...please like me, this will make up for Hebrew school if all of you like me.."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Aug 2010 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/gary_steyngarti-bsc-080810.mp3" length="57211907" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-16-10-podcast.htm#podcast081910i</guid>
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<item>
<title>924: David Corbett and Barry Eisler for The Agony Column Live at Capitola Book Cafe, August 7, 2010 Q and A</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-16-10-podcast.htm#podcast081810</link>
<description>"This is NewSpeak."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/081310-taclive080710-qanda.mp3" length="47032872" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-16-10-podcast.htm#podcast081810</guid>
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<item>
<title>923: A 2010 Interview with Howard Norman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-16-10-podcast.htm#podcast081610</link>
<description>"I'd wanted to write from the beginning an epistolary novel; this is just an epistolary novel that's consisting of one letter."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/howard_norman-2010.mp3" length="71134631" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-16-10-podcast.htm#podcast081610</guid>
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<item>
<title>922: Barry Eisler and David Corbett Live at Capitola Book Café on August 7, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-09-10-podcast.htm#podcast081210</link>
<description>"If anyone thinks it's absurd that the government might assassinate the founder of WikiLeaks, it's quite a bit less absurd than I wish it were..." -- Barry Eisler</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>921: Barry Eisler Reads at The Agony Column Live, August 7, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-09-10-podcast.htm#podcast081110</link>
<description>"...they'll pick up that angle and run interference for us..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/081110-taclive080710-eislerr.mp3" length="11566202" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-09-10-podcast.htm#podcast081110</guid>
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<title>920: David Corbett Reads at The Agony Column Live on August 7, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-09-10-podcast.htm#podcast081010</link>
<description>"These Families are making incredible sacrifices..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/081010-taclive080710-corbettr.mp3" length="13845243" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-09-10-podcast.htm#podcast081010</guid>
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<title>919: A 2010 Interview with David Mitchell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-09-10-podcast.htm#podcast080910</link>
<description>"The periodic table of the human heart is still the same now as it was then."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/david_mitchell-2010.mp3" length="77453373" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-09-10-podcast.htm#podcast080910</guid>
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<title>918: A 2009 Interview with Tim Powers</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-02-10-podcast.htm#podcast080610</link>
<description>"...twenty things that are too cool not to use..."</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/tim_powers-2009.mp3" length="80367663" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-02-10-podcast.htm#podcast080610</guid>
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<title>917: Thomas Frank Returns to Agony</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-02-10-podcast.htm#podcast080410</link>
<description>Newt Gingrich Alters History</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/080410-tcfrank.mp3" length="17245920" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-02-10-podcast.htm#podcast080410</guid>
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<title>916: A Short Chat with Gary Shteyngart</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-02-10-podcast.htm#podcast080310</link>
<description>"...the technology is outpacing our ability to absorb what it is doing to us..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/gary_shteyngart-2010-phone.mp3" length="17245920" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-02-10-podcast.htm#podcast080310</guid>
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<title>915: A 2010 Interview With Justin Cronin</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-02-10-podcast.htm#podcast080210</link>
<description>"A novel is itself a kind of dream."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/justin_cronin-2010.mp3" length="86281490" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/08-02-10-podcast.htm#podcast080210</guid>
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<title>914: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast073010</link>
<description>Allegra Goodman, 'The Cookbook Collector,' Noam Shpancer's 'The Good Psychologist' and Elie Wiesel 'The Sonderberg Case'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/073010-alan_cheuse_3_books.mp3" length="31783477" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast073010</guid>
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<title>913: Brian and Wendy Froud at SF in SF on Monday, July 19, 2010: Q&amp;A</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast072810</link>
<description>"The people you deal with at the publishers ... if they last the end of the week, you're lucky."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/072810-sfinsf-071910-frouds_qa.mp3" length="46444246" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast072810</guid>
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<title>912: Brian and Wendy Froud at SF in SF on Monday, July 19, 2010: Panel</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast072710</link>
<description>"Well, I thought if I do faeries then nobody's going to say that I've got it wrong."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/072710-sfinsf-071910-frouds_panel.mp3" length="96215665" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast072710</guid>
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<title>911: A 2010 Interview with Brian and Wendy Froud</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast072610</link>
<description>"It's all about connection."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/brian_and_wendy_froud-2010.mp3" length="80319005" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast072610</guid>
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<title>910: The Agony Column Live, July 10, 2010 : Alan Cheuse and Peter S. Beagle</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast072010</link>
<description>"There are certain phrases I'm leery of using; one's "the creative process" and the other is "inspiration."  - Peter S. Beagle  "Habit is the best thing for you if you’re trying to write prose." - Alan Cheuse</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/072010-taclive-panel.mp3" length="87171247" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast072010</guid>
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<title>909: A 2010 Interview with Phil Cousineau</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast071910</link>
<description>"..then I'll look up all those words that were arcane..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/phil_cousineau-2010.mp3" length="82236120" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast071910</guid>
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<title>908: The Agony Column Live, July 10, 2010: Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast071510</link>
<description>Alan Cheuse Reads "A Trance After Breakfast"</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/071410-taclive-cheuser.mp3" length="27252640" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast071510</guid>
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<title>907: A 2006 Interview with Harvey Pekar</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast071410</link>
<description>"Already, I was associated with one of the greatest cartoonists in the world."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/harvey_pekar-2006.mp3" length="97137139" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast071410</guid>
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<title>906: The Agony Column Live, July 10, 2010: Beagle</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast071310</link>
<description>Intros and Peter S. Beagle Reads "The Stickball Witch"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/071310-taclive-beagler.mp3" length="37248871" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast071310</guid>
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<title>905: A 2010 Interview with Aimee Bender</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast071210</link>
<description>"The daily details are extra-important..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/aimee_bender-2010.mp3" length="60912574" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast071210</guid>
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<title>904: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast070910</link>
<description>'Everything' by Kevin Canty, 'The Best of Kim Stanley Robinson' by Kim Stanley Robinson, and 'Glorious' by Bernice McFadden</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/070910-alan_cheuse-3books.mp3" length="31570563" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast070910</guid>
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<title>903: The Agony Column Live, June 26, 2010 : Mollie Katzen and Anna Thomas, Part Two</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast070710</link>
<description>"'You should really write a cookbook,' and I thought, 'Yeah, that's a good idea...'"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/katzen-thomas-tac_live_062610-part_2.mp3" length="77092728" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast070710</guid>
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<title>902: The Agony Column Live, June 26, 2010 : Mollie Katzen and Anna Thomas, Part One</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast070610</link>
<description>Time to Get Cooking Because You Love Soup</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/katzen-thomas-tac_live_062610-part_1.mp3" length="71572615" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast070610</guid>
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<title>901: A 2010 Live Interview With Abraham Verghese</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast070510</link>
<description>"Literature has a wonderful ability to restore your imagination for the suffering of others."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/abraham_verghese-2010.mp3" length="74902881" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/07-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast070510</guid>
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<title>900: A 2010 Live Interview With Sloane Crosley</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-28-10-podcast.htm#podcast070210</link>
<description>We Did Not Mention the Title of Her Essay 'Fuck You, Columbus'</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/sloane_crosley-2010.mp3" length="63247902" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-28-10-podcast.htm#podcast070210</guid>
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<title>899: Panel Discussion at SF in SF on June 12, 2010, with Seanan McGuire, Deborah Grabien and Terry Bisson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-28-10-podcast.htm#podcast063010</link>
<description>"Coke Black was just a horrible thing unleashed on an unsuspecting world."</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/063010-sfinsf061210-panel.mp3" length="96553037" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-28-10-podcast.htm#podcast063010</guid>
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<title>898: Seanan McGuire Interviewed at SF in SF on June 12, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-28-10-podcast.htm#podcast062910</link>
<description>"If I have my unbreakables, I can set my conditionals."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/062910-sfinsf061210-mcguirei.mp3" length="14412080" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-28-10-podcast.htm#podcast062910</guid>
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<title>897: A 2010 Conversation with Jennifer Egan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-28-10-podcast.htm#podcast062810</link>
<description>"The characters and the action led the way... I was led into the future not so much because I was thinking, 'I want to write about the future,' but more because I wanted to re-visit this particular person."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/jennifer_egan-2010.mp3" length="75147134" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-28-10-podcast.htm#podcast062810</guid>
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<title>896: Deborah Grabien Interviewed at SF in SF on June 12, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-21-10-podcast.htm#podcast062310</link>
<description>"I don't need the validation."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/062310-sfinsf061210-grabieni.mp3" length="23753738" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-21-10-podcast.htm#podcast062310</guid>
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<title>895: A 2010 Interview with Carlos Ruiz Zafon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-21-10-podcast.htm#podcast062210</link>
<description>Zocalo Public Square</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/carlos_ruiz_zafon-2010.mp3" length="78060768" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-21-10-podcast.htm#podcast062210</guid>
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<title>894: A 2010 Interview with Linda Greenlaw</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-21-10-podcast.htm#podcast062110</link>
<description>"Well, I call him up and tell him I'm going to the Grand Banks and he pretty much signs himself right up."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/linda_greenlaw-2010.mp3" length="80209377" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-21-10-podcast.htm#podcast062110</guid>
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<title>893: Deborah Grabien Reads at SF in SF on June 12, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-14-10-podcast.htm#podcast061610</link>
<description>'Dark's Tale' and 'London Calling'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/061610-sfinsf061210-grabienr.mp3" length="27996537" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-14-10-podcast.htm#podcast061610</guid>
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<title>892: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-14-10-podcast.htm#podcast061510</link>
<description>'Lucy' by Laurence Gonzalez, 'Spies of the Balkans' by Alan Furst, 'A Visit From the Goon Squad' by Jennifer Egan</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/061510-alan_cheuse.mp3" length="27028309" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-14-10-podcast.htm#podcast061510</guid>
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<title>891: A 2010 Interview With Juliet Schor</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-14-10-podcast.htm#podcast061410</link>
<description>"...We need to move to much more open, collaborative, sharing knowledge systems."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/juliet_schor-2010.mp3" length="70799243" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-14-10-podcast.htm#podcast061410</guid>
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<title>890: A 2009 Interview with Michael Swanwick</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-07-10-podcast.htm#podcast061010</link>
<description>"I feel like something very large is laughing at me."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/michael_swanwick-2009.mp3" length="60462838" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-07-10-podcast.htm#podcast061010</guid>
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<title>889: A 2010 Interview with Paul Provenza and Dan Dion</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-07-10-podcast.htm#podcast060910</link>
<description>"I was raised to respect the printed word so much, when I was in school, I couldn’t highlight books..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/dion-provenza-2010.mp3" length="79066525" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-07-10-podcast.htm#podcast060910</guid>
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<title>888: A 2010 Interview With China Mieville</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-07-10-podcast.htm#podcast060810</link>
<description> "...I do like trying to change the voice book from book."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/china_mieville-2010.mp3" length="39327394" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-07-10-podcast.htm#podcast060810</guid>
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<title>887: A 2010 Interview With Cory Doctorow </title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-07-10-podcast.htm#podcast060710</link>
<description>"That's straight outta Heinlein"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/cory_doctorow-2010.mp3" length="81939292" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/06-07-10-podcast.htm#podcast060710</guid>
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<title>886: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-31-10-podcast.htm#podcast060310</link>
<description>The Millennium Trilogy by Stieg Larsson, The Nearest Exit by Olen Steinhauer, The Passage by Justin Cronin</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/060310-cheuse_3_books.mp3" length="30352607" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-31-10-podcast.htm#podcast060310</guid>
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<title>885: The Agony Column Live</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-17-10-podcast.htm#podcast051810</link>
<description>A Panel Discussion with Guy Gavriel Kay and Zachary Mason, March 8, 2010</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/051810-050810-tac_live_panel.mp3" length="87926962" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-17-10-podcast.htm#podcast051810</guid>
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<title>884: A 2010 Interview with Karl Marlantes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-31-10-podcast.htm#podcast060110</link>
<description>"..these are common human foibles and failings, it's just that they get magnified in a combat, war situation..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>883: A 2010 Interview with David Grann</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-17-10-podcast.htm#podcast051710</link>
<description>"It turned out that for years, stuff was just based on wives' tales."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 May 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/david_grann-2010.mp3" length="65102645" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>882: Guy Gavriel Kay Reads for The Agony Column Live on May 8, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-10-10-podcast.htm#podcast051310</link>
<description>"The longest and the shortest pieces."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/051310-taclive050810-kayr.mp3" length="27490052" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-10-10-podcast.htm#podcast051310</guid>
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<title>881:Zachary Mason Reads for The Agony Column Live on May 8, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-10-10-podcast.htm#podcast051210</link>
<description>: "The longest and the shortest pieces."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 May 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-10-10-podcast.htm#podcast051210</guid>
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<title>880: Terry Bisson, Gail Carriger and Blake Charlton at the SF in SF Panel, April 17, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-10-10-podcast.htm#podcast051110</link>
<description>"...the machines of the Victorian age were built to last a very long time–" "Like the Titanic?"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 May 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/050410-sfinsf041710-panel.mp3" length="80255859" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-10-10-podcast.htm#podcast051110</guid>
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<title>879: A 2010 Interview with Dave Isay</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-10-10-podcast.htm#podcast051010</link>
<description>"We have an editorial team at StoryCorps who printed out probably four thousand transcripts."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/dave_isay-2010.mp3" length="57523154" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/05-10-10-podcast.htm#podcast051010</guid>
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<title>878: A 2010 Interview with David Gordon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast042910</link>
<description>Leading the Carmel Bach Festival</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/david_gordon-2010.mp3" length="42784841" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast042910</guid>
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<title>877: Gail Carriger Interviewed at SF in SF on April 17, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast042810</link>
<description>"It just makes no sense that one little island with terribly bad cuisine would take over the world."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/gail_carriger-2010.mp3" length="21638667" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast042810</guid>
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<title>876: Blake Charlton Interviewed at SF in SF on April 17, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast042710</link>
<description>"Books that flirt with epic and hop into bed with endless just upset me so much."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/blake_charlton-2010.mp3" length="25847748" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast042710</guid>
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<item>
<title>875: A 2010 Interview with Yann Martel</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast042610</link>
<description>"So I choose to believe that this whole existence makes sense."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/yann_martel-2010.mp3" length="88446541" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-26-10-podcast.htm#podcast042610</guid>
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<title>874: Thomas Frank Joins The Regulators</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast042210</link>
<description>Not Quite Richard Bachman</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/042210-thomas_frank.mp3" length="24765456" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast042210</guid>
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<title>873: Gail Carriger Reads at SF in SF on Saturday, April 17, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast042110</link>
<description>Spellwright</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/042110-sfinsf041710-carrigerr.mp3" length="30684604" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast042110</guid>
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<item>
<title>872: Blake Charlton Reads at SF in SF on Saturday, April 17, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast042010</link>
<description>Spellwright</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/042010-sfinsf041710-charltonr.mp3" length="38388761" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast042010</guid>
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<item>
<title>871: A 2010 Interview with Ian McEwan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast041910</link>
<description>"This has been the most intensely-plotted novel I've ever written."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/ian_mcewan-2010.mp3" length="81098827" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-19-10-podcast.htm#podcast041910</guid>
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<item>
<title>870: Behind the Reelwork Film Festival</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast041410</link>
<description>Labor, Film and Mayday</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/041410-reelwork.mp3" length="83643350" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast041410</guid>
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<item>
<title>869: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast041310</link>
<description>'Matterhorn' by Karl Marlantes, 'Lost; by Alice Lichtenstein, 'The Good Son' by Michael Gruber</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/041310-alan_cheuse.mp3" length="28947936" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast041310</guid>
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<item>
<title>868:A 2010 Interview With Jill Levine</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast041210</link>
<description>Overseeing Borges</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/jill_levine-2010.mp3" length="79482606" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-12-10-podcast.htm#podcast041210</guid>
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<item>
<title>867:A 2010 Interview with Hugh Raffles</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast040810</link>
<description>"Insects become a way of making sense of the world."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/hugh_raffles-2010.mp3" length="84714360" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast040810</guid>
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<item>
<title>866: Stephen Kessler and 'The Sonnets' by Jorge Luis Borges</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast040710</link>
<description>"All things Borgesian"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/stephen_kessler-borges-2010.mp3" length="61576734" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast040710</guid>
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<item>
<title>865: The VanderMeers on The New Weird</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast040610</link>
<description>A Brief History of Literary Movements</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/vandermeers-2008.mp3" length="78123299" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast040610</guid>
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<item>
<title>864: A 2009 Interview With Jonathan Lethem</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast040510</link>
<description>"The future doesn't arrive and replace the past, it just piles up alongside it."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/jonathan_lethem-2009.mp3" length="77582503" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/04-05-10-podcast.htm#podcast040510</guid>
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<item>
<title>863: Income Tax Help with Cynthia Leachmoore</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast040210</link>
<description>"Anything that you can do to make it easier."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/040210-cynthia_leachmoore-tax.mp3" length="40292566" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast040210</guid>
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<item>
<title>862: Speaking Frankly</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast040110</link>
<description>Thomas Frank Joins the Snake Flag Set</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/040110-thomas_frank.mp3" length="40478713" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast040110</guid>
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<item>
<title>861: Panel Discussion SF in SF March 13, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast033110</link>
<description>Terry Bisson, Malinda Lo, and Chaz Brenchley</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/033110-sfinsf031310-panel.mp3" length="41950600" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast033110</guid>
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<item>
<title>860: A 2010 Interview with Jo Nesbo, Complete Interview</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast033010C</link>
<description>"...she could wake up the Bat Man who lives inside that tree..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/jo_nesbo-2010.mp3" length="90579300" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast033010C</guid>
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<item>
<title>859: A 2010 Interview with Jo Nesbo, Part 2</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast033010</link>
<description>"...she could wake up the Bat Man who lives inside that tree..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/jo_nesbo-2010-2.mp3" length="44983294" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast033010</guid>
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<item>
<title>858: A 2010 Interview with Jo Nesbo, Part 1</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast032910</link>
<description>"I liked the look of the book, it had a pig's head on the cover."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/jo_nesbo-2010-1.mp3" length="48099806" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-29-10-podcast.htm#podcast032910</guid>
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<item>
<title>857: A 2010 Interview with Jack Bowen</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast032610</link>
<description>" I really wanted to get to the heart of America..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/jack_bowen-2010.mp3" length="52841059" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast032610</guid>
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<item>
<title>856: Terry Bisson Interviewed at SF in SF on March 13, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast032510</link>
<description>"I'm an open source guy, if they want to do it, it's all right with me ..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/032510-sfinsf031310-bissoni.mp3" length="13814993" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast032510</guid>
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<item>
<title>855: Chaz Brenchley Interviewed at SF in SF on March 13, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast032410</link>
<description>A Not-So-Quick-Guide to Writing in China</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/032410-sfinsf031310-brenchleyi.mp3" length="23510316" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast032410</guid>
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<item>
<title>854: Malinda Lo Interviewed at SF in SF on March 13, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast032310</link>
<description>"My version of Cinderella does not have a fairy godmother..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/032310-sfinsf031310-loi.mp3" length="17856280" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast032310</guid>
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<item>
<title>853: A 2010 Interview with Stephen S. Hall</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast032210</link>
<description>"..receptivity to new or contradictory knowledge is really important..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/stephen_s_hall-2010.mp3" length="96561555" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast032210</guid>
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<item>
<title>852: Lou Anders, Pyr at 5, Round 2</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031910</link>
<description>Ringing in the Changes</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/031910-lou_anders.mp3" length="30807135" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031910</guid>
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<item>
<title>851: A 2010 Interview with Alta Ifland and Stephen Kessler</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031810</link>
<description>"I had to do it; it was a way of both coming to terms with the experience, of documenting the experience, of commemorating it..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/ifland_kessler-2010.mp3" length="81358602" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031810</guid>
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<item>
<title>850: SF in SF, Saturday, March 13, 2010 : Chaz Brenchley / Daniel Fox Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031710</link>
<description>Dragon in Chains</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/031710-sfinsf031310-brenchleyr.mp3" length="30967659" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031710</guid>
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<item>
<title>849: SF in SF, Saturday, March 13, 2010 : Malinda Lo Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031610</link>
<description>Ash</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/031610-sfinsf031310-lor.mp3" length="34223473" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031610</guid>
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<item>
<title>848: A 2010 Interview with Elif Shafak</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031510</link>
<description>"I know that culture that exists in my country, that is carried on by women, generations of women."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/elif_safak-2010.mp3" length="88814306" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast031510</guid>
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<item>
<title>847: A Conversation with Thomas Frank</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031210</link>
<description>Playing Monopoly and Revising History</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/031110-lou_anders.mp3" length="26792970" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031210</guid>
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<item>
<title>846: Lou Anders, Pyr at Five, and DragonCon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031110</link>
<description>Vampire Fang Installation Nightmares</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/031110-lou_anders.mp3" length="34919782" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031110</guid>
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<item>
<title>845: A 2010 Interview With Rusty Morrison and Ken Keegan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031010</link>
<description>OmniDawn Rises</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast031010</guid>
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<title>844: A 2010 Interview with Paul McHugh</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast030910</link>
<description>"..the strengths of good writing go all the way, across all the genres..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/paul_mchugh-2010.mp3" length="45493071" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast030910</guid>
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<title>843: A 2010 Interview with Joe Hill</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast030810</link>
<description>"Eventually, the wicked and the unworthy will get their just desserts on the business end of the Devil's pitchfork."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/joe_hill-2010.mp3" length="85237879" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast030810</guid>
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<title>842: Four Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030510</link>
<description>Thrillers</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/030510-cheuse.mp3" length="21584829" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030510</guid>
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<title>841: A 2010 Interview with Victoria Blake</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030410</link>
<description>Something pithy this way comes</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/victoria_blake-2010.mp3" length="37923454" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030410</guid>
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<title>840: A 2010 Interview with Joe R. Lansdale</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030310</link>
<description>Riding the Drive In Omnibus</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/joe_r_lansdale-2010.mp3" length="36432505" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030310</guid>
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<title>839: Laurie R. King, Jedediah Berry and Terry Bisson at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030210</link>
<description>Beyond BoucherCon</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/030210-sfinsf021310-panel.mp3" length="82064259" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030210</guid>
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<title>838: A 2010 Interview with Adam Haslett</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030110</link>
<description>"With her, and with each character, how does the rhythm create a kind of musical argument?"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/adam_haslett-2010.mp3" length="64432531" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/03-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast030110</guid>
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<title>837: A 2010 Interview with Dan Simmons</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022610</link>
<description>"Is this one fiction?  Is that one fiction?"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/dan_simmons-2010.mp3" length="45531992" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022610</guid>
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<title>836: A 2010 Interview with Keith Thomson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022510</link>
<description>"They hate the word 'drone,' but they're losing that battle."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/keith_thomson-2010.mp3" length="34348611" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022510</guid>
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<title>835: Laurie R. King Interviewed at SF in SF on February 13, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022410</link>
<description>"Is this one fiction?  Is that one fiction?"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/022410-sfinsf021310-kingi.mp3" length="17271706" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022410</guid>
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<title>834: Jedediah Berry Interviewed at SF in SF, February 13, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022310</link>
<description>"...being at Small Beer has actually introduced whole worlds to me ..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/022310-sfinsf021310-berryi.mp3" length="19425087" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022310</guid>
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<title>833: A 2009 Interview with Graeme Gibson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022210</link>
<description>"Our common humanity, our common culture, will help make the connections."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/graeme_gibson-2009.mp3" length="90151333" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-22-10-podcast.htm#podcast022210</guid>
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<title>832: John Callahan and Adam Bradley and 'Three Days before the Shooting'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021910</link>
<description>"I've moved through the phases of my own life, and I find those phases mirrored in the characters of this novel." – John Callahan   "...capable of brilliance, eloquence and power; that's how I understand the second novel, as we see it in Three Days Before the Shooting, and that's certainly how I understand, and I think how Ellison understood, America." – Adam Bradley.</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/bradley_callahan-2010.mp3" length="84816411" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021910</guid>
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<title>831: Speaking Frankly With Thomas Frank : From Tea to Shining Tea</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021810</link>
<description>"When I think about what I'm saying, it's so depressing..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/021810-tcfrank.mp3" length="35851041" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021810</guid>
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<title>830: Laurie R. King Reads at SF in SF on February 13, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021710</link>
<description>"...as real as Sherlock Holmes..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/021710-sfinsf021310-kingr.mp3" length="22399019" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021710</guid>
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<title>829: Jedediah Berry Reads at SF in SF on February 13, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021610</link>
<description>The Manual of Detection</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/021610-sfinsf021310-berryr.mp3" length="28022307" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021610</guid>
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<title>828: A 2010 Interview With  Chitra Bannerjee Divakaruni</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021510</link>
<description> : "I have to work through the novel and then it comes to me, how it's going to end."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/chitra_bannerjee_divakaruni-2010.mp3" length="41354263" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-15-10-podcast.htm#podcast021510</guid>
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<title>827: A 2010 Interview With Tom Ammiano</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast021210</link>
<description>"It just looks like there's a perfect storm of political will..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/tom_ammiano-2010.mp3" length="51253484" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast021210</guid>
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<item>
<title>826: A 2010 Interview With Sam Farr</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast021110</link>
<description>"The money came from Washington, but the uses for that money came from the local community."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/sam_farr-2010.mp3" length="97997397" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast021110</guid>
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<item>
<title>825: Speaking Frankly</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast021010</link>
<description>Thomas Frank on Re-Populism and Re-Launching The Baffler</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/021010-thomas_frank-020410.mp3" length="30277299" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast021010</guid>
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<item>
<title>824: A 2009 Interview with David Drake (Complete)</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast020910-2</link>
<description>"I didn't have a governor ... that is ... anything, endgame, was me killing somebody."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/david_drake-2009.mp3" length="111987024" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast020910-2</guid>
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<item>
<title>823:A 2009 Interview with David Drake(2/2)</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast020910</link>
<description>"I didn't have a governor ... that is ... anything, endgame, was me killing somebody."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/david_drake-2009-2.mp3" length="60451405" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast020910</guid>
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<item>
<title>822: A 2009 Interview with David Drake (1/2)</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast020810</link>
<description>"I'm still screwed up, but not nearly as badly as I was."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/david_drake-2009-1.mp3" length="54056629" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-08-10-podcast.htm#podcast020810</guid>
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<title>821: Three(?) Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast020510</link>
<description>Too Much Money, Dominick Dunne; The Privileges, Jonathan Dee; Adam Haslett, Union Atlantic; The Forty Rules of Love, Elif Shafak; Wild Child, T. C. Boyle</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/020510-alan_cheuse_3_books.mp3" length="32437417" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast020510</guid>
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<item>
<title>820: A 2010 Interview with Josh Sundquist</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast020410</link>
<description>"It was a really amazing testament to the power of small-town America and to the power of organized religion at its best."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/josh_sundquist-2010.mp3" length="35676524" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast020410</guid>
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<item>
<title>819: Remembering Kage Baker</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast020310</link>
<description>The View From Spyglass Park</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/kage_baker-2009.mp3" length="87923549" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast020310</guid>
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<item>
<title>818: SF in SF, January 16, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast020210</link>
<description>A Panel Discussion with Terry Bisson, Jeff Carlson and Nancy Etchemendy</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/020210-carlson_bisson_etchemendy-sfinsf-011610.mp3" length="98067907" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast020210</guid>
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<item>
<title>817: A 2010 Interview with Charlie Huston</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast020110</link>
<description>"The prospect of things becoming deeply unhinged seemed very, very immediate"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/charlie_huston-2010.mp3" length="85134723" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/02-01-10-podcast.htm#podcast020110</guid>
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<item>
<title>816: A 2010 Interview with Jeff Brown</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast012910</link>
<description>"I reached the point where I was just kind of done with me."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/Jeff_brown-2010.mp3" length="24673852" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast012910</guid>
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<item>
<title>815: Alan Beatts of Borderlands Books</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast012810</link>
<description>Opening the Borderlands Café and the iPad</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/012810-alan_beatts.mp3" length="28446537" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast012810</guid>
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<title>814: An Interview with Jeff Carlson at SF in SF on January 16, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast012710</link>
<description>"The bad guys never consider themselves the bad guys"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/012710-sfinsf-011610-carlsoni.mp3" length="28316914" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast012710</guid>
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<item>
<title>813: An Interview with Nancy Etchemendy at SF in SF on January 16, 2010</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast012610</link>
<description>"We told a lot of stories in the family."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/012610-sfinsf-011610-etchemedyi.mp3" length="22374435" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast012610</guid>
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<item>
<title>812: A 2010 Interview with Jasper Fforde</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast012510</link>
<description>"Proper novelling for a change.."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/jasper_fforde-2010.mp3" length="95475980" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-25-10-podcast.htm#podcast012510</guid>
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<item>
<title>811: Thomas Frank</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast012210</link>
<description>Bringing Back Glass-Steagall and the Price of Gold</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/012210-thomas_frank.mp3" length="25534688" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast012210</guid>
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<item>
<title>810: SF in SF, January 16, 2010: Nancy Etchemendy </title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast012110</link>
<description>Nancy Etchemendy Reads from "Honey in the Wound'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/012110-sfinsf011610-etchemendyr.mp3" length="35758871" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast012110</guid>
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<item>
<title>809: SF in SF, January 16, 2010: Jeff Carlson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast012010</link>
<description>Jeff Carlson Reads from 'Plague Year'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/012010-sfinsf011610-carlsonr.mp3" length="29137991" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast012010</guid>
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<item>
<title>808: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast011910</link>
<description>Don Delillo: 'Point Omega,' Robert Stone: 'Fun With Problems,' Douglas Preston: 'Impact'</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/011910-cheuse_3_books.mp3" length="26596877" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast011910</guid>
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<item>
<title>807: A 2009 Interview with Graham Joyce</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast011810</link>
<description>"There is a battle between gravity and levity."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/graham_joyce-2009.mp3" length="47539541" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-18-10-podcast.htm#podcast011810</guid>
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<title>06: Poetry Santa Cruz -- James Scully Reads at Capitola Book Cafe</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast011510</link>
<description>"Line Break"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>805: Poetry Santa Cruz -- Adrienne Rich Reads Capitola Book Cafe</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast011410</link>
<description>Battery-Powered Adventures in PA</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>804: Jeremy Lassen Looks to the Future</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast011310</link>
<description>Are We There Yet?</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>803: A 2010 Interview With Gary Paulsen</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast011210</link>
<description>Man in the Wilderness</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>802: A 2009 Interview with S. T. Joshi</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast011110</link>
<description>"We were essentially academic outsiders"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-11-10-podcast.htm#podcast011110</guid>
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<title>801: NPR Morning Edition Report</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast010810</link>
<description>Authors Find Fertile Mix Of Science And Religion</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast010810</guid>
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<title>800: Thomas Frank and the Populists of the GOP</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast010710</link>
<description>The Demented Logic of American Politics</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/010710-thomas_frank.mp3" length="25678054" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast010710</guid>
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<title>799: Lou Anders Looks Ahead</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast010610</link>
<description>The Very Near Future of Science Fiction</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-news/010610-lou_anders.mp3" length="31514682" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2010/01-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast010610</guid>
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<title>798: A 2009 Interview With Michael Anissimov</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast010510</link>
<description>One Less Year Between the Singularity Summit and the Singularity Itself</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast010510</guid>
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<title>797: A 2009 Interview with Brian Evenson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast010410</link>
<description>"I think it's very useful for a writer to see their language from the outside."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2010/2010-interviews/brian_evenson-2009.mp3" length="63792450" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-04-10-podcast.htm#podcast010410</guid>
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<title>796: Wrapping up 2009 With Jeremy Lassen</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast123009</link>
<description>In Time's Ten Best</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/123009-jeremy_lassen.mp3" length="37291079" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast123009</guid>
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<title>795: The Chat Before Christmas With Thomas Frank, December 24, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast1212909</link>
<description>"I mean, they had their chance, you know?"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/122909-thomas_frank.mp3" length="24737959" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast122909</guid>
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<title>794: A 2009 Interview with Jeffrey Ford at the World Fantasy Convention</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast1212809</link>
<description>"If you want to write, and you want to write a lot, you've got to have a lot of tricks in your bag."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast122809</guid>
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<title>793: The Reality Behind Fantasy</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast122309</link>
<description>NPR Report on Jeff and Ann VanderMeer</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/122309-npr_reality_fantasy.mp3" length="13269637" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast122309</guid>
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<title>792: A 2009 Interview With Alyx Dellamonica</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast1212209</link>
<description>"Magic calls to magic"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast122209</guid>
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<title>791: A 2009 World Fantasy Convention Interview with Garth Nix</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast1212109</link>
<description>"I learned to write, as many authors do, by reading."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast122109</guid>
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<title>790: Ann and Jeff VanderMeer at the World Fantasy Convention</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast121709</link>
<description>"It's easier now, to access books coming out of independent publishers, than it used to be." -- Ann VanderMeer</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>789: World Fantasy Convention</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast121609</link>
<description>Canonizing the Fantastic</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast121609</guid>
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<title>788: Thomas Franks on Republican Purity Tests</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast121509</link>
<description>Return or Re-Run of the Montagnards</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/121509-thomas_frank-121109.mp3" length="67857802" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast121509</guid>
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<title>787: Connie Willis Interviewed at the 2009 World Fantasy Convention</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast121409</link>
<description>"We have a real condescension towards the past"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/connie_willis-2009.mp3" length="18965886" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast121409</guid>
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<title>786: A Conversation with Lou Anders</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast121109</link>
<description>New Fantasy Triangle, Steampunk and Illuxcon II</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast121109</guid>
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<title>785: Mark Richardson's 'Zen and Now'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast121009</link>
<description>The Making of a First Book</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/121009-first_book_mark_richardson.mp3" length="8160189" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast121009</guid>
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<title>784: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast120909</link>
<description>Michael Crichton Retrospective</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast120909</guid>
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<title>783: World Fantasy Convention Panel Podcast</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast120809</link>
<description>Non-Conciliatory Fantasy</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/120809-wfc-non_con_fantasy.mp3" length="57150330" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast120809</guid>
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<title>782: A 2009 Interview with Jeff Herzberg and Zoe Francois</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast120709</link>
<description>The Kitchen Sink</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/12-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast120709</guid>
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<title>781: SF in SF Panel Discussion with S. G. Browne, Jeff VanderMeer and Terry Bisson, November 14, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast120309</link>
<description>"There will be a test." – Terry Bisson</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/120309-sfinsf-111409-panel.mp3" length="57150330" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast120309</guid>
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<title>780: Tears of a Clown</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast120209</link>
<description>Thomas Frank Unbuilds Glen Beck</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/thomas_frank-112709.mp3" length="39939926" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast120209</guid>
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<title>779: Jeff VanderMeer Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast120109</link>
<description>The Professional Cockroach and other Tales of Terror</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/120209-sfinsf-111409-vandermeerr.mp3" length="41497154" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast120109</guid>
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<title>778:A 2009 Interview with Jeff and Ann VanderMeer</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast113009</link>
<description>"We're kind of surrounded by the artifacts of fantasy every day and it is part of our daily life."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast113009</guid>
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<title>777: Scott "SG" Browne Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast112409</link>
<description>"It gives me the opportunity to meet some of my influences"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/112409-sfinsf-111409-brownei.mp3" length="11782644" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast112409</guid>
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<title>776: A 2009 Interview with Peter Straub</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast112309</link>
<description>"Irrationality has a great role in American life"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/peter_straub-2009.mp3" length="56187949" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast112309</guid>
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<title>775: World Fantasy Convention Panel Podcast</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast112009</link>
<description>Invention Versus Tradition</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast112009</guid>
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<title>774: Scott Browne Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast111909</link>
<description>"If you've never..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast111909</guid>
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<title>773: "Noird"</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast111809</link>
<description>A 2009 Report on Crime Fiction in Imaginary Cities</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/111809-noird.mp3" length="11187638" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast111809</guid>
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<title>772: World Fantasy Convention Podcast</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast111709</link>
<description>Poetry of the Fantastic</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/111709-wfc-poetry_panel.mp3" length="81282020" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast111709</guid>
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<title>771: A 2009 Interview With Kamala Harris</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast111609</link>
<description>Smart on Crime</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/kamala_harris-2009.mp3" length="47636537" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast111609</guid>
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<title>770: Donald Sidney-Fryer Reads at World Fantasy Convention, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast111309</link>
<description>Clark Ashton Smith and the California Romantics</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/111309-wfc-ds_fryer.mp3" length="85885113" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast111309</guid>
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<title>769: FBI Agent George Fong at Book Passage Mystery Conference</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast111209</link>
<description>"As a law enforcement agent, personally, I've worked on several cases, a number of cases, in which your eyes see things in a different light at the end of an investigation."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast111209</guid>
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<title>768: World Fantasy Convention The Google Books Settlement [Death] Panel</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast111109</link>
<description>"I can't claim it –even though I wrote it."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/111109-wfc-google_copyright.mp3" length="88584138" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>767: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast111009</link>
<description>Barbara Kingsolver, The Lacuna, Charlie Huston, Sleepless, J. M. Coetzee, Summertime</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>766: A 2009 Interview with E. L. Doctorow</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast110909</link>
<description>"They opted out – which is not that unusual an American phenomenon"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>765: 2009 World Fantasy Convention Panel Podcast</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast110609</link>
<description>"We Now Bring You This Discussion, Already in Progress"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>764: Kim Stanley Robinson Interviewed at SF in SF on October 17, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast110509</link>
<description>"Even knowing how the ending comes out, at least in our temporality..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/110509-sfinsf-101709-robinsoni.mp3" length="21407082" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast110509</guid>
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<title>763: Eric Simons Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast110409</link>
<description>"It is chaotic and wild and crazy."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/110409-sfinsf-101709-simonsi.mp3" length="15842377" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast110409</guid>
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<title>762: SF in SF Panel Discussion Featuring Eric Simons, Kim Stanley Robinson and Terry Bisson on October 17, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast110309</link>
<description>"That seems to me, totally wrong." - Terry Bisson to Eric Simons</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/110309-sfinsf-101709-panel.mp3" length="69623771" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast110309</guid>
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<title>761: A 2009 Interview With David Lubar</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast110209</link>
<description>"I started out knowing one thing: my main character was somehow going to become a zombie."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/david_lubar-2009.mp3" length="70094925" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/11-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast110209</guid>
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<title>760: Kim Stanley Robinson Reads at SF in SF on October 17, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast103009</link>
<description>"The Lucky Strike"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/103009-sfinsf-101709-robinsonr.mp3" length="45355672" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast103009</guid>
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<title>759: Eric Simons Follows in Darwin's Footsteps at SF in SF November 17, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast102909</link>
<description>"She tried to talk me into a nice plane ride.."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/102909-sfinsf-101709-simonsr.mp3" length="30135398" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast102909</guid>
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<title>758: Jeremy Lassen Covers 'Eclipse 3' and the WFC</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast102809</link>
<description>No, Not Who F-ing Cares</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/102809-lassen-102509.mp3" length="28162595" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast102809</guid>
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<title>757: Thomas Frank's Labor and Paranoia</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast102709</link>
<description>"This is something that drives a certain segment of our society absolutely crazy..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/102709-frank.mp3" length="32656334" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast102709</guid>
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<title>756: A 2009 Interview with E Van Lowe</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast102609</link>
<description>"When you're writing for screen or TV, you're really only writing the cinematic."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/e-van_lowe-2009.mp3" length="53627632" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast102609</guid>
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<title>755: An Interview with Claire Light at SF in SF / Litquake on October 10, 2009"</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast102309</link>
<description>"The way that writers of color use science fiction is very different...</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/102309-sfinsf-101009-lighti.mp3" length="13157322" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast102309</guid>
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<title>754:Marta Acosta Interviewed at SF in SF / Litquake on October 10, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast102209</link>
<description>"I think you can connect more with people when you make them laugh..."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/102209-sfinsf-101009-acostai.mp3" length="9760401" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast102209</guid>
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<title>753:Jewell Gomez at SF in SF / Litquake on October 10, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast102109</link>
<description>"So first, I decided, OK, I'll get rid of the Christian mythology ...."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/102109-sfinsf-101009-gomezi.mp3" length="16621061" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast102109</guid>
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<title>752: Saturday, October 10, 2009 SF in SF / Litquake Panel</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast102009</link>
<description> Jewell Gomez, Marta Acosta, and Claire Light Moderated by Terry Bisson</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/102009-sfinsf-101009-panel.mp3" length="95584671" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast102009</guid>
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<title>751: A 2009 Interview with Max Brooks</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast101909</link>
<description>"Every day is a fight, you've got to get up and you've got to feel optimistic."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/max_brooks-2009.mp3" length="64680220" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast101909</guid>
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<title>750: Marta Acosta Reads at SF in SF vs Litquake</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast101609</link>
<description>'Shadow Girl of Birch Grove'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/101609-sfinsf101009-acostar.mp3" length="29307134" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast101609</guid>
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<title>749: Jewell Gomez Reads at SF in SF vs Litquake</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast101509</link>
<description>Octavia Butler and 'The Gina Stories'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/101509-sfinsf101009-gomezr.mp3" length="24074439" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast101509</guid>
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<title>748: Claire Light Reads at SF in SF vs Litquake</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast101409</link>
<description>Carl Brandon and "Pigs in Space"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/101409-sfinsf101009-lightr.mp3" length="25784638" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast101409</guid>
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<title>747: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast101309</link>
<description>William Styron ' The Suicide Run: Five Tales of the Marine Corps,' Brian Kiteley, 'The River Gods,' and Margaret Atwood, 'The Year of the Flood'</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/101309-cheuse_3_books.mp3" length="25096734" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast101309</guid>
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<title>746: A 2009 Interview with Margaret Atwood</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast101209</link>
<description>Space Squids and Talking Cabbages</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/margaret_atwood-2009.mp3" length="86774049" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast101209</guid>
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<title>745: Thomas Frank Unleashes The Predator State</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast100909</link>
<description>Consuming the Consumer</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/100909-frank.mp3" length="22687148" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast100909</guid>
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<title>744: Laurie R. King at the Book Passage Mystery Conference</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast100809</link>
<description>Twelve Rules for Frivolous Fiction</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/100809-laurie_r_king-2009-12_rules.mp3" length="68419165" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast100809</guid>
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<title>743: Debbie Sharp on Robinson Jeffers and the Robinson Jeffers fall Festival</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast100709</link>
<description>The Edge of the Literary World</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/100609-debbie_sharp_jeffers_tor_house.mp3" length="21279135" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast100709</guid>
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<title>742: Susan Henderson at Squaw Valley</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast100609</link>
<description>"The stories were after me ...."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/susan_henderson-2009.mp3" length="43833656" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast100609</guid>
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<title>741: A 2009 Interview with Peter Richardson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast100509</link>
<description>"They knew to be successful, they had to make waves."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/peter_richardson-2009.mp3" length="48189455" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/10-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast100509</guid>
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<title>740: Wrapping Up the World with Thomas Frank</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast100209</link>
<description>The voices of change</description>
<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/100209-frank.mp3" length="31730788" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast100209</guid>
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<title>739: A 2009 Interview With Richard E. Cytowic, M.D.</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast100109</link>
<description>"Wednesday is Indigo Blue"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/richard_cytowic_md-2009.mp3" length="36530779" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast100109</guid>
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<title>738: A 2009 Interview with Nick Douglas</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast093009</link>
<description>"Some of the people in this book are cashiers, college students, homemakers, and they can all be as funny for one sentence as Shakespeare or Dorothy Parker."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/nick_douglas-2009.mp3" length="78005891" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast093009</guid>
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<title>737: A 2009 Interview with Jacqueline Winspear</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast092909</link>
<description>"It's heartbreaking; you see photographs of this young lad, he's 13 and he's going off to war..."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/jacqueline_winspear-2009.mp3" length="58396906" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast092909</guid>
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<title>736: A 2009 Interview With Karen Armstrong</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast092809</link>
<description>"At the center of religious life, for all these faiths, was compassion."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/karen_armstrong-2009.mp3" length="78100306" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-28-09-podcast.htm#podcast092809</guid>
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<title>735: A 2009 Interview with Kirsten Imani Kasai</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast092509</link>
<description>Ice Singer</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/kirsten_imnai_kasai-2009.mp3" length="29750388" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast092509</guid>
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<title>734: A 2009 Interview with Erin Lee Gafill</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast092409</link>
<description>"The writing is really a daily approach."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/erin_lee_gafilll-2009.mp3" length="40957933" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast092409</guid>
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<title>733: Nalo Hopkinson, Michel Kurland and Terry Bisson at SF in SF on Saturday, September 12, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast092309</link>
<description>"It's something I try to teach my students, they've all got something they're obsessed with..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/092309-sfinsf-091209-panel.mp3" length="70043021" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast092309</guid>
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<title>732: Nalo Hopkinson Interviewed at SF in SF on Saturday, September 12, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast092209</link>
<description>"No matter what you believe, this is miraculous; and we forget."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/091809-sfinsf-091209-kurlandi.mp3" length="16531880" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast092209</guid>
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<title>731:A 2009 Interview with S. G. Browne</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast092109</link>
<description>"Lucio Fulci's Zombi back in 1978, that was actually a double feature with Scanners..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/sg_browne-2009.mp3" length="63974238" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-21-09-podcast.htm#podcast092109</guid>
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<title>730: Michael Kurland Interviewed at SF in SF on September 12, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast091809</link>
<description>"I believe that most writing is done buy the unconscious mind..."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/091809-sfinsf-091209-kurlandi.mp3" length="15794313" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast091809</guid>
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<title>729: A 2009 Interview with Jeffrey Gonzalez of the Sanger Paranormal Society</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast091709</link>
<description>Bigfoot, Triangles and Abductions in Central California</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/091709-totb091309-sanger_paranormal.mp3" length="43398315" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast091709</guid>
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<title>728: Nalo Hopkinson Reads at SF in SF on September 12, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast091609</link>
<description>Scary Monsters and Super-Creeps</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/091609-sfinsf-091209-hopkinsonr.mp3" length="27964438" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast091609</guid>
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<title>727: Michael Kurland Reads at SF in SF on September 12, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast091509</link>
<description>Moriarty Returns, After An Introduction</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/091509-sfinsf-091209-kurlandr.mp3" length="42604000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast091509</guid>
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<title>726: A 2009 Interview With Kage Baker - The View From Spyglass Park</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-14-09-podcast.htm#podcast091409</link>
<description>"I'm more Dionysian than Apollonian any day ..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>725: A 2009 Interview With Tim Maleeny</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast091109</link>
<description>"I was always reading."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>724: Panel Discussion at SF in SF on August 22, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast091009</link>
<description>"We all did Chelsea House!"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/091009-sfinsf-082209-panel.mp3" length="60422677" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast091009</guid>
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<title>723: Elizabeth Lynn Interviewed at SF in SF on August 22, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast090909</link>
<description>"Usually what happens for me is that a character appears in my psyche."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/090909-sfinsf-082209-lynni.mp3" length="23033721" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast090909</guid>
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<title>722: Marta Randall Interviewed at SF in SF on August 22, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast090809</link>
<description>"The dynamic tension between the two edges of the field made for a fascinating time to get into the field."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/090809-sfinsf-082209-randalli.mp3" length="14900555" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast090809</guid>
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<title>721: A 2009 Interview with Fran Gage</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast090709</link>
<description>"All olive oil should have three things; it should be fruity...and it should have some bitterness and some pungency."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/09-07-09-podcast.htm#podcast090709</guid>
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<title>720: FandSF 60 Years: The Interview Marathon, Part Three</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-31-09-podcast.htm#podcast090409</link>
<description>Gordon Van Gelder, Ellen Klages, Gene Wolfe, Charles de Lint</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/090409-fandsf60-3.mp3" length="55676731" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-31-09-podcast.htm#podcast090409</guid>
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<title>719: FandSF 60 Years: The Interview Marathon, Part Two</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-31-09-podcast.htm#podcast090309</link>
<description>Jeffrey Ford, John Kessel and Delia Sherman</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/090309-fandsf60-2.mp3" length="30815473" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-31-09-podcast.htm#podcast090309</guid>
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<title>718: F and SF 60 Years: The Interview Marathon, Part One</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-31-09-podcast.htm#podcast090209</link>
<description>Peter S. Beagle, Karen Joy Fowler, Michael Swanwick, and M. Rickert</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/090209-fandsf60-1.mp3" length="41794928" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-31-09-podcast.htm#podcast090209</guid>
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<title>717: A 2009 Interview with Congressman Sam Farr</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-31-09-podcast.htm#podcast090109</link>
<description>The Health Care Customer's Bill of Rights -- "I'm for the single payer."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/sam_farr-2009.mp3" length="48031496" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-31-09-podcast.htm#podcast090109</guid>
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<title>716: A 2009 Interview With Lev Grossman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-31-09-podcast.htm#podcast083109</link>
<description>"... it was all about reading to me; it was about that moment when you're sitting in your room and you open a book and suddenly, you're not in your room anymore."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/lev_grossman-2009.mp3" length="72086907" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-31-09-podcast.htm#podcast083109</guid>
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<title>715: Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-24-09-podcast.htm#podcast082809</link>
<description>Fall Preview</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/082809_alan_cheuse_three_books_16.mp3" length="29527998" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-24-09-podcast.htm#podcast082809</guid>
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<title>714: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Marta Randall Reads at SF in SF on August 22, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-24-09-podcast.htm#podcast082709</link>
<description>"The Dark Boy"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/082709-sfinsf-082209-randallr.mp3" length="33685900" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-24-09-podcast.htm#podcast082709</guid>
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<title>713: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Elizabeth Lynn Reads at SF in SF on August 22, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-24-09-podcast.htm#podcast082609</link>
<description>'Dragon's Treasure'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/082609-sfinsf-082209-lynnr.mp3" length="35208905" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-24-09-podcast.htm#podcast082609</guid>
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<title>712: A 2009 Interview with Gill Dennis at the Squaw Valley Community of Writers Conference</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-24-09-podcast.htm#podcast082509</link>
<description>"There are too many ifs in that sentence."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/gill_dennis-2009.mp3" length="37072989" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-24-09-podcast.htm#podcast082509</guid>
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<title>711: A 2009 Interview with David Corbett</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-24-09-podcast.htm#podcast082409</link>
<description>"Crime is all about the individual putting himself above society."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/david_corbett-2009.mp3" length="64895179" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-24-09-podcast.htm#podcast082409</guid>
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<title>710: Jeremy Lassen Visits Worldcon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-17-09-podcast.htm#podcast082009</link>
<description>Nights and Days of Night Shade</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/082009-jeremy_lassen.mp3" length="21903087" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-17-09-podcast.htm#podcast082009</guid>
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<title>709: Lou Anders, Conventions, and the Lost World</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-17-09-podcast.htm#podcast081909</link>
<description>"..they come, and they stay in the bar and nobody knows who they are..."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/081909-lou_anders.mp3" length="28319797" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-17-09-podcast.htm#podcast081909</guid>
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<title>708: A 2009 Live Interview With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-17-09-podcast.htm#podcast081809</link>
<description>"This reinforced their vision of the world as filled with many spirits"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/alan_cheuse-2009.mp3" length="87381363" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-17-09-podcast.htm#podcast081809</guid>
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<title>707: A 2009 Interview With Max Byrd</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-17-09-podcast.htm#podcast081709</link>
<description>"...coming to Paris from provincial, colonial Virginia absolutely changed Jefferson..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/max_byrd-2009.mp3" length="37579343" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-17-09-podcast.htm#podcast081709</guid>
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<item>
<title>706: SF in SF Panel from July 25, 2009 – Kage Baker and Madeleine Robins</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast081309</link>
<description>"I loved the character too much and brought him back, and that's why it's science fiction and not history"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/081309-sfinsf-072509-panel.mp3" length="89727294" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast081309</guid>
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<title>705: SF in SF, July 25, 2009 – A Conversation with Kage Baker</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast081209</link>
<description>Novella, Novel and Steampunk</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/081209-sfinsf-072509-bakeri.mp3" length="20334312" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast081209</guid>
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<title>704: SF in SF, July 25, 2009 – and Conversation with Madeleine Robins</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast081109</link>
<description>History in the Un-Making</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/081109-sfinsf-072509-robinsi.mp3" length="21977341" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast081109</guid>
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<title>703: A 2009 Interview With Ray Garton</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast081009</link>
<description>"I write horror because I was a Seventh Day Adventist, because in the Seventh Day Adventist cult, you're taught to fear"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/ray_garton-2009.mp3" length="86305591" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast081009</guid>
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<title>702: Squaw Valley Community of Writers Conference Panel</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-03-09-podcast.htm#podcast080709</link>
<description>Narrative Voice</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/080709-svcw_narrative_voice_panel.mp3" length="82569747" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-03-09-podcast.htm#podcast080709</guid>
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<title>701: A 2009 Interview With Lisa Alvarez</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-03-09-podcast.htm#podcast080609</link>
<description>"I began to see art as a kind of activism"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/lisa_alvarez-2009.mp3" length="34064152" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-03-09-podcast.htm#podcast080609</guid>
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<title>700: Squaw Valley Writer's Conference Tribute: Jim Houston</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-03-09-podcast.htm#podcast080509</link>
<description>A Tribute to James D. Houston, 1933-2009</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/080509-svwc-houston_tribute.mp3" length="67054329" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-03-09-podcast.htm#podcast080509</guid>
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<title>699: Squaw Valley Community of Writers Conference 40th Anniversary Celebration</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-03-09-podcast.htm#podcast080409</link>
<description>Man on the Moon</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/080409-svwc-40th_tribute.mp3" length="95266657" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-03-09-podcast.htm#podcast080409</guid>
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<title>698: A 2009 Interview With Douglas Carlton Abrams</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-03-09-podcast.htm#podcast080309</link>
<description>Look Deep into the 'Eye of the Whale'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/douglas_carlton_abrams-2009.mp3" length="65794857" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/08-03-09-podcast.htm#podcast080309</guid>
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<title>697: Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast073109</link>
<description>Joyce Carol Oates, Little Bird of Heaven, Thomas Pynchon, Inherent Vice, David Eagleman, Sum, Special Guest Star: Invisible Cities, Italo Calvino</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/073109-cheuse-3books15.mp3" length="32215517" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast073109</guid>
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<item>
<title>696: A 2009 Interview with Tony Broadbent – Book Passage Mystery Conference</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast073009</link>
<description>"You cannot deny history – it's just that in the West, history ended last week"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/tony_broadbent-2009-bpmc.mp3" length="49907166" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast073009</guid>
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<title>695: Madeleine Robins Reads Sarah Tolerance</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast072909</link>
<description>Hard-Boiled Alternate Regency Mystery</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/072909-sfinsf-072509-robbinsr.mp3" length="38322695" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast072909</guid>
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<title>694: SF in SF, July 25, 2009 – Kage Baker Reads from 'The Hotel in the Sand'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast072809</link>
<description>A Bedtime Story That Keeps You Awake</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/072809-sfinsf-072509-bakerr.mp3" length="42090235" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast072809</guid>
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<title>693: A 2009 Interview with Mary Roach</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast072709</link>
<description>"It's very easy for someone to put the word penis or orgasm into these databases"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/mary_roach-2009.mp3" length="94096280" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast072709</guid>
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<title>692: Three, no Two Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast072409</link>
<description> : Daniel Silva, 'The Defector', Colum McCann, 'Let The Great World Spin'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/072409-cheuse-3books14.mp3" length="43164032" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast072409</guid>
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<title>691: Book Passage Mystery Conference : A 2009 Interview with Literary Agent Kimberly Cameron</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast072209</link>
<description>"Deals are being made every day, it’s very healthy and the publishers are buying lots of books"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/kimberly_cameron-2009-bpmc.mp3" length="25944564" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast072209</guid>
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<title>690: Book Passage Mystery Conference : Overview Interview with Karen West and Elaine Petrocelli</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast072109</link>
<description>"We want editors who are hiring"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/karen_west_elaine_petrocelli-2009-bpmc.mp3" length="27879118" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast072109</guid>
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<title>689: A 2009 Interview with Simon Rich</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast072009</link>
<description>"A lot of my favorite comedy writers actually write horror"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/simon_rich-2009.mp3" length="72798577" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast072009</guid>
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<title>688: Alan Cheuse on Writing the Textbook</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast071709</link>
<description>Drama</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/071709-cheuse-drama.mp3" length="42776770" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast071709</guid>
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<title>687: A 2009 Phone Interview with Warren Fahy</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast071609</link>
<description> "Fun" and 'Fragment'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/warren_fahy-2009t.mp3" length="33317623" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast071609</guid>
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<title>686: A Conversation with Jeremy Lassen of Night Shade Books</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast071509</link>
<description>The Independent Press and E-Books; Jay Lake's Latest; Remembering Charles Brown</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/071509-lassen.mp3" length="29612232" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast071509</guid>
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<title>685: A 2009 Interview with Novella Carpenter</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast071409</link>
<description>"Part of farming is having the crop go to somebody else besides you" Genre: Non-Fiction, Food, Farms, Memoir</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/novella_carpenter-2009.mp3" length="50266898" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast071409</guid>
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<title>684: A 2009 Interview with Carlos Ruiz Zafon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast071309</link>
<description>"I just write for people who like to read" Genre: Literary Fiction, Fantasy Fiction</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/carlos_ruiz_zafon-2009.mp3" length="89888582" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast071309</guid>
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<title>683:Alan Cheuse on Writing the Textbook</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast071009</link>
<description>Poetry Genre: Non-Fiction, Critical Studies, Poetry</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/0701009-cheuse_poetry.mp3" length="46489999" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast071009</guid>
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<title>682: A 2009 Interview with Jeff Sharlet</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast070909</link>
<description>Secular Twilight: Non-Fiction, Political and Cultural Reporting</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/jeff_sharlet-2009.mp3" length="78877857" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast070909</guid>
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<title>681: Agony Column News Report : Lou Anders in Conversation on SF, Games, and the Fate of Storytelling</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast070809</link>
<description>Lou Anders of Pyr Books on Media Science Fiction; Genre: Non-fiction, Genre-fiction studies, Science Fiction</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/070809-lou_anders-sf_story.mp3" length="18631031" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast070809</guid>
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<title>680: Laurie R. King : Cities of Mystery</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast070709</link>
<description>Mystery writer Laurie R. King on Cities in Noir Fiction; Genre: Non-fiction, Genre-fiction studies, Mystery Fiction</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/laurie_r_king-cities-06-2009.mp3" length="34469470" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast070709</guid>
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<title>679: A 2009 Interview with David Sedaris</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast070609</link>
<description>"Sometimes your life just feels like a story" Genre: Non Fiction, Memoir</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/david_sedaris-2009.mp3" length="83207530" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/07-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast070609</guid>
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<title>678: One Book With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast070309</link>
<description>Writing the Textbook</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/070309-cheuse_fiction.mp3" length="47323296" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast070309</guid>
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<title>677: SF in SF Panel from June 20, 2009 – Pat Murphy, Lisa Goldstein, and Michaela Roessner Hosted by Rick Kleffel</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast070209</link>
<description>Transformative Literature</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/070209-sfinsf_062009-panel.mp3" length="73429698" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast070209</guid>
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<title>676: Agony Column Podcast New Report : Michaela Roessner Interviewed at SF in SF on June 20, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast070109</link>
<description>"I'm a research junkie"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/070109-sfinsf062009-roessneri.mp3" length="16299650" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast070109</guid>
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<title>675: Agony Column Podcast New Report : Pat Murphy Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast063009</link>
<description>"It is not just what is on the page that determines whether it is a science fiction story or not"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/063009-sfinsf_062009-murphyi.mp3" length="18751432" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast063009</guid>
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<title>674: A 2009 Interview with China Mieville</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast062909</link>
<description>"I don’t think crime is a realist genre at all"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/china_mieville-2009.mp3" length="82240518" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-29-09-podcast.htm#podcast062909</guid>
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<title>673: A Podcast Frankenstein : Pat Murphy Reads "Clap If You Believe" in 2008 and 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062609</link>
<description>Pat Murphy Reads "Clap If You Believe" in 2008 and 2009</description>
<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/062609-sfinsf08-09-murphys.mp3" length="50685672" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062609</guid>
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<title>672: Agony Column Podcast News Report: Michaela Roessner Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062409</link>
<description>Fish Story</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/062409-sfinsf062009-roessnerr.mp3" length="35440187" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062409</guid>
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<title>671: Agony Column Podcast News Report: Pat Murphy Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062509</link>
<description>Clap If You Believe</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/062509-sfinsf062009-murphyr.mp3" length="30251857" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062509</guid>
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<title>670: Agony Column Podcast News Report: Lisa Goldstein Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062309</link>
<description>A Family</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/062309-sfinsf062009-goldsteinr.mp3" length="27802006" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062309</guid>
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<title>669: A 2009 Interview with Amy Stewart</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062209</link>
<description>"A very poisonous plant, and that is not to say that you should not grow it in your yard"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/amy_stewart-2009.mp3" length="55055177" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-22-09-podcast.htm#podcast062209</guid>
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<title>668: Agony Column Exclusive -- (Around) Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061909</link>
<description>'Every Man Dies Alone' by Hans Fallada and 'The Sleepwalkers' by Hermann Broch</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/061909-alan_cheuse_3_books10.mp3" length="22082371" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061909</guid>
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<title>667: Agony Column Podcast News Report – Jeff VanderMeer at Shared Worlds</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061809</link>
<description>Speculative Fiction Camp for Teens</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/061809-vandermeer_shared_worlds.mp3" length="17762914" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061809</guid>
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<title>666: Agony Column Broadcast Radio Show, March 1, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061709</link>
<description>Deborah Grabien, Michael Boatman and Janis Bell</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/061709-tackusp030109.mp3" length="76611666" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061709</guid>
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<title>665: A 2009 Interview with Jedediah Berry, Part 2</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061609</link>
<description>"It is those characters who are shown to have a real power to change things"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/jedediah_berry-2009-2.mp3" length="46051970" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061609</guid>
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<title>664: A 2009 Interview with Jedediah Berry, Part 1</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061509</link>
<description>"It also has an interest that goes beyond solving mysteries"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/jedediah_berry-2009-1.mp3" length="40045897" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-15-09-podcast.htm#podcast061509</guid>
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<title>663: Alan Cheuse and 'Single Scene Short Stories'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061309</link>
<description>One Book, Many Lessons</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/061309-alan_cheuse_3_books9.mp3" length="31619518" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061309</guid>
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<title>662: Jeremy Lassen And Night Shade Books</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061209</link>
<description>Bringing Back Night Shade from the Undead</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/061209-jeremy_lassen-061009.mp3" length="42096631" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061209</guid>
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<title>661: Anne Ishii Speaks to Her Museyon</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061109</link>
<description>Curating the Travel Guide</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/061009-anne_ishii.mp3" length="30242395" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061109</guid>
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<title>660: Agony Column Podcast News Report - Agony Column Broadcast Show from February 22, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061009</link>
<description>Michael Katakis and Xinran</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/060909-tackusp-02222009-tac.mp3" length="78286061" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast061009</guid>
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<title>659: A 2009 Interview with Guillermo Del Toro</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast060809</link>
<description>"They are essentially vermin"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/guillermo_del_toro-2009.mp3" length="58542494" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-08-09-podcast.htm#podcast060809</guid>
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<title>658: Agony Column Podcast News Report - The BEA with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060509</link>
<description>The Death of the Book and Other Bodily Parts</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/060509-alan_cheuse_3_books8.mp3" length="23467629" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060509</guid>
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<title>657: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Richard Kadrey Interviewed at SF in SF on May 16, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060409</link>
<description>"What I realized I had to do for this character is throw out everything"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/060409-sfinsf-051609-kadreyi.mp3" length="17440411" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060409</guid>
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<title>656: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Look at Ramayana from Mount Madonna School</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060309</link>
<description>Epics and Students</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/060309-totb052409-ramayana.mp3" length="26153275" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060309</guid>
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<title>655: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Heather Shaw Interviewed at SF in SF on May 16, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060209</link>
<description>Flytrap</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/060209-sfinsf-051609-shawi.mp3" length="15497642" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060209</guid>
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<title>654: A 2009 Interview with Colson Whitehead</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060109</link>
<description>Live at KUSP</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/colson_whitehead-2009.mp3" length="8677615" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/06-01-09-podcast.htm#podcast060109</guid>
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<title>653: Agony Column Podcast News Report – Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052909</link>
<description>A Moveable Feast, Restored Edition by Ernest Hemingway; American Rust by Philip Meyer; The Strain, by Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/052909-alan_cheuse_3_books7.mp3" length="28652132" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052909</guid>
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<title>652: Agony Column Podcast News Report - UCSC Students Protest Budget Cuts</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052809</link>
<description>Hunger Strike</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/052809-ucscsocctotb052409.mp3" length="27420806" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052809</guid>
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<title>651: Agony Column Podcast News Report - Robert Scheer On Obama and the War</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052709</link>
<description>"Who's gonna win the war?"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/052709-rscheertotb052409.mp3" length="25195202" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052709</guid>
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<title>650: Agony Column Podcast News Report - Terry Bisson, Richard Kadrey and Heather Shaw at SF in SF, May 16, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052609</link>
<description>Panel Discussion</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/052609-sfinsf-051609-panel.mp3" length="60651441" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052609</guid>
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<title>649: A 2009 Interview with Logan and Noah Miller</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052509</link>
<description>"We put our laptop on this greasy dumpster"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/noah_logan_miller-2009.mp3" length="64479712" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-25-09-podcast.htm#podcast052509</guid>
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<title>648: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Three Books with Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-18-09-podcast.htm#podcast052209</link>
<description>Flood by Stephen Baxter, Do Not Deny Me by Jean Thompson, Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/052209-alan_cheuse_3_books6.mp3" length="18627007" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>647: Agony Column Podcast News Report - Will Schwalbe and Cookstr</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-18-09-podcast.htm#podcast052109</link>
<description>Smart and Simple</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/052109-schwalbe-cookstr.mp3" length="26684099" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-18-09-podcast.htm#podcast052109</guid>
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<title>646: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Heather Shaw Reads at SF in SF on May 16, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-18-09-podcast.htm#podcast052009</link>
<description>Little M@tch Girl</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/052009-sfinsf051609-shawr.mp3" length="36089911" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-18-09-podcast.htm#podcast052009</guid>
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<title>645: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Richard Kadrey Reads at SF in SF on May 16, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-18-09-podcast.htm#podcast051909</link>
<description>Sandman Slim</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/051909-sfinsf051609-kadreyr.mp3" length="44384408" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-18-09-podcast.htm#podcast051909</guid>
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<title>644: A 2009 Interview With Mark Arax</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-18-09-podcast.htm#podcast051809</link>
<description>"The process of objectivity is becoming subjective"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/mark_arax-2009.mp3" length="61818266" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-18-09-podcast.htm#podcast051809</guid>
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<title>643: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast051509</link>
<description>Rita Dove, 'Sonata Mulatica,' Campbell McGrath 'Shannon: A Poem of the Lewis and Clark Expedition' and Arthur Phillips, 'The Song is You'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/051509-alan_cheuse_3_books5.mp3" length="19498078" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast051509</guid>
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<title>642: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Neal Coonerty on the Live Oak Redevelopment Project</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast051409</link>
<description>He's not just a legend, he's a local legend.</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/051409-coonerty-redev.mp3" length="41624651" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast051409</guid>
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<title>641: Agony Column Podcast News Report : The Mountain Community Theater Serves 'Breakfast of Champions'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast051309</link>
<description>The Author's Voice</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/051309-mct-vonnegut.mp3" length="44287713" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast051309</guid>
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<title>640: A 2009 Interview With Ginjer Buchanan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast051209</link>
<description>Ace Editor</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/ginjer_buchanan-2009.mp3" length="35345355" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast051209</guid>
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<title>639: A 2009 Interview with Sarah Waters</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast051109</link>
<description>"Something very malign"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/sarah_waters-2009.mp3" length="65751840" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-11-09-podcast.htm#podcast051109</guid>
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<title>638: Agony Column Exclusive Podcast : Alan Cheuse, Three Books : Three Books by James D. Houston</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-04-09-podcast.htm#podcast050809</link>
<description>'Snow Mountain Passage', 'Bird of Another Heaven' and 'Where the Light Takes Its Color from the Sea'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/050809-alan_cheuse_three_books4.mp3" length="20557069" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-04-09-podcast.htm#podcast050809</guid>
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<title>637: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Peter Beagle Interviewed at SF in SF, Saturday, April 18, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-04-09-podcast.htm#podcast050709</link>
<description>"The more fantastic a story is, the more I try to ground it."</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/peter_beagle_sfinsf_041809.mp3" length="15630401" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-04-09-podcast.htm#podcast050709</guid>
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<title>636: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Dick Lupoff Interviewed at SF in SF, Saturday, April 18, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-04-09-podcast.htm#podcast050609</link>
<description>"The manuscript even disappeared"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/dick_lupoff_sfinsf_041809.mp3" length="15202669" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-04-09-podcast.htm#podcast050609</guid>
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<title>635: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF in SF Panel Discussion with Terry Bisson, Richard Lupoff and Peter Beagle, April 18, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-04-09-podcast.htm#podcast050509</link>
<description>"Would you call these stories fantasy or science fiction?"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/050509-041809-sfinsf-panel.mp3" length="82253931" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-04-09-podcast.htm#podcast050509</guid>
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<title>634: A 2009 Interview With Andrea N. Richesin, Karen Joy Fowler and Ann Marie Feld</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-04-09-podcast.htm#podcast050409</link>
<description>"She has just said to me the words, I think, every mother in her wildest dreams or most terrified nightmares does not wish to hear, which is, 'I've decided to write a memoir...'"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/richesin_fowler_feld-2009.mp3" length="56204227" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/05-04-09-podcast.htm#podcast050409</guid>
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<title>633: Agony Column Exclusive Podcast : Alan Cheuse, Three Books</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast050109</link>
<description>Amos Oz, 'Rhyming Life and Death,' Elmore Leonard, 'Road Dogs' and Rory Clements 'Martyr'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/050109-alan_cheuse_three_books3.mp3" length="16207808" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast050109</guid>
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<title>632: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Richard Lupoff Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast043009</link>
<description>"T-Shirts"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/042909-mark_rudd_lecture_pt2.mp3" length="45439742" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast043009</guid>
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<title>631: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Mark Rudd at Cal State East Bay, Part 2</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast042909</link>
<description>"You don't dehumanize the enemy."</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/042909-mark_rudd_lecture_pt2.mp3" length="81713148" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast042909</guid>
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<title>630: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Mark Rudd at Cal State East Bay, Part 1</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast042809</link>
<description>"I was kind of on my way down"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/042809-mark_rudd_lecture_pt1.mp3" length="69015756" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast042809</guid>
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<title>629: A 2009 Interview with Mark Rudd</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast042709</link>
<description>"It was a moment in which people felt a terrible need to do something"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/mark_rudd-2009.mp3" length="51371811" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-27-09-podcast.htm#podcast042709</guid>
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<title>628: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Three Books With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast042409</link>
<description>Three Thrillers</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/042409-alan_cheuse_three_books2.mp3" length="18067649" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast042409</guid>
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<title>627: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Peter Beagle Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast042309</link>
<description>"Oakland Dragon Blues"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/042309-041809-sfinsf-beagler.mp3" length="53618038" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast042309</guid>
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<title>626: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Catching Up with Jeremy Lassen</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast042209</link>
<description>Why We Love the End of the World</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/042209-jeremy_lassen_041709.mp3" length="39932182" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast0422709</guid>
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<title>625: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Brew Your Own Beer with the Zymurgeeks</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast042109</link>
<description>"You can get started for a hundred dollars worth of equipment"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/042109-zymurgeeks.mp3" length="22817377" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast042109</guid>
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<title>624: A 2009  Interview with Anneli Rufus and Kristan Lawson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast042009</link>
<description>"We can't rely upon the non-scavengers to tell us how to behave, we have to tell ourselves how to behave"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/rufus-lawson-2009.mp3" length="67225571" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-20-09-podcast.htm#podcast042009</guid>
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<title>623: Agony Column Exclusive: Alan Cheuse Book Reviews</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast041709</link>
<description>Alan Cheuse : Three Books</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/041709-alan_cheuse_3_books.mp3" length="17663836" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast041709</guid>
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<title>622:'Private Midnight' Soundtrack CD</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast041609</link>
<description>Kris Saknussemm and Clamon</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/041609-privatemidnight.mp3" length="74271261" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast041609</guid>
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<title>621: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Lou Anders</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast041509</link>
<description>On Steampunk, Victoriana and Elizabethan SF</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/041509-louanders.mp3" length="29336996" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast041509</guid>
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<title>620: Agony Column Radio Broadcast from February 8, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast041409</link>
<description>Nancy Chen and Sarah Powers</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/041409-020809tackusp.mp3" length="74494342" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast041409</guid>
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<title>619: A 2009 interview with Phil Austin and Nick Danger</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast041309</link>
<description>"That third eye is real"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/phil_austin-2009.mp3" length="73693780" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-13-09-podcast.htm#podcast041309</guid>
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<title>618: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Laurie R. King on Fifteen Years of Bees</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast041009</link>
<description>Bees in the Bonnet</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/041009-laurierking.mp3" length="35120855" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast041009</guid>
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<title>617: Agony Column Radio Broadcast Show of February 1, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast040909</link>
<description>Mardi Horowitz and Aimee Bender Reading</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/040909-tackusp020109.mp3" length="81930429" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast040909</guid>
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<title>616: Heather Hudson Joins 'The Women and the Waves'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast040809</link>
<description>From Surfer to Director</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/heather_hudson-2009.mp3" length="26863093" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast040809</guid>
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<title>615: Chris Markowski, Past, Present, Future</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast040709</link>
<description>Economic Crisis and Opportunity</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/chris_markowski-2009.mp3" length="33952209" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast040709</guid>
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<title>614: A 2009 Interview With Hannah Holmes</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast040609</link>
<description>"The human has to fret and agonize over this..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/hannah_holmes-2009.mp3" length="68852107" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/04-06-09-podcast.htm#podcast040609</guid>
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<title>613: A 2009 Tax-Time Interview with Roni Deutch</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast040309</link>
<description>"The Tax Lady"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/roni_deutch-2009.mp3" length="29908824" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast040309</guid>
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<title>612: Agony Column Broadcast Radio Show from January 25, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast040209</link>
<description>Kirsten Menger-Anderson, Sean Stewart and Aimee Bender</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/040209-tackusp012509.mp3" length="92174511" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast040209</guid>
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<title>611: A 2009 Interview with Jerry Mander</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast040109</link>
<description>Un-Making History</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/jerry_mander-2009.mp3" length="57210724" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast040109</guid>
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<title>610: A 2009 Interview with John Bargetto</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast033109</link>
<description>2 Acres of Pinot Grigiot</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/john_barghetto-2009.mp3" length="13273792" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast033109</guid>
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<title>609: A 2009 Interview with Keith Donohue</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast033009</link>
<description>The Invisible Spectrum</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-30-09-podcast.htm#podcast033009</guid>
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<item>
<title>608: A 2009 Phone Interview with Peter Bergman, David Ossman and Phil Proctor</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast032709</link>
<description>Nearly Engulfed</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/firesign_theater-ossman_proctor_bergman.mp3" length="29768574" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast032709</guid>
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<item>
<title>607: SF in SF Panel Discussion with Terry Bisson, James Rollins and Frank M. Robinson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast032609</link>
<description>Thrillers!</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/032609-sf031409-panel.mp3" length="98171656" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast032609</guid>
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<item>
<title>606: An Interview with James Rollins at SF in SF, March 14, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast032509</link>
<description>Fiction or Science Fiction</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/032509-sf031409-rollinsi.mp3" length="23691567" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast032509</guid>
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<item>
<title>605: An Interview with Frank M. Robinson at SF in SF, March 14, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast032409</link>
<description>From the Pulps to the Castro</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/032409-sf031409-robinsoni.mp3" length="36216594" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast032409</guid>
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<item>
<title>604: A 2009 Interview with Christopher Moore</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast032309</link>
<description>More Fool Me</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/christopher_moore-2009.mp3" length="63184962" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast032309</guid>
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<item>
<title>603: SF in SF, March 14, 2009 – Frank M. Robinson Reads</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast032009</link>
<description>'The Errand Boy'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/032009-sf031409-robinsonr.mp3" length="48502702" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast032009</guid>
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<item>
<title>602: SF in SF, March 14, 2009 – James Rollins Reads James Clemens</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast031909</link>
<description>Underground Marsupials</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/031909-sf031409-rollinsr.mp3" length="27357196" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast031909</guid>
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<item>
<title>601: A 2009 Interview with Donald Hall by Kathryn Petruccelli</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast031809</link>
<description>Fifteen Minutes</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/donald_hall-2009.mp3" length="85268051" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast031809</guid>
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<item>
<title>600: A 2009 Interview with James Morrow</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast031709</link>
<description>Choose to Disagree</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/james_morrow-2009.mp3" length="23491192" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast031709</guid>
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<item>
<title>599: A 2009 Interview with Xinran</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast031609</link>
<description>Hearing Voices</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/xinran-2009.mp3" length="81588701" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast031609</guid>
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<item>
<title>598: A 2009 Phone Interview with David Eagleman</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast031309</link>
<description>"I'm a possibilian"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/david_eagleman-2009.mp3" length="25744036" type="audio/mpeg"/><guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast031309</guid>
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<item>
<title>597: A 2009 Interview with Molly Wizenberg</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast031209</link>
<description>Choosing the Salad</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/molly_wizenberg-2009.mp3" length="32772710" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast031209</guid>
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<item>
<title>596: A 2009 Interview With Daniel Pinchbeck</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast031109</link>
<description>"It scares the mainstream"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/daniel_pinchbeck-2009.mp3" length="55967830" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast031109</guid>
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<item>
<title>595: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Bat-Manga!</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast031009</link>
<description>For Day to Day</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/031009-batmanga_day_to_day.mp3" length="9593062" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast031009</guid>
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<item>
<title>594: A 2009 Interview with David Grann</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast030909</link>
<description>Actually Lost</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/david_grann-2009.mp3" length="74362889" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast030909</guid>
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<item>
<title>593: Agony Column Broadcast Radio Show : Chris Cleave</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast030609</link>
<description>Little Bee Now on Tour</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/030609-tackusp011109.mp3" length="88692733" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast030609</guid>
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<item>
<title>592: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Deborah Grabien Interviewed at SF in SF on February 21, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast030509</link>
<description>Child Ballads</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/030509-sf022109-grabieni.mp3" length="21974441" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast030509</guid>
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<item>
<title>591: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Michael Boatman Interviewed at SF in SF on February 21, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast030409</link>
<description>The Good Swearer</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/030409-sf022109-boatmani.mp3" length="16074343" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast030409</guid>
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<item>
<title>590: A 2009 Interview with Dan Simmons  (Part 2)</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast0303209</link>
<description>"Many are optioned, few are made" (Part 2)</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/dan_simmons-2009-2.mp3" length="47147247" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast030309</guid>
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<item>
<title>589: A 2009 Interview with Dan Simmons  (Part 1)</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast030209</link>
<description>'Drood' (Part 1)</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/dan_simmons-2009-1.mp3" length="48955339" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/03-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast030209</guid>
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<item>
<title>588: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Agony Column Podcast News Report : Deborah Grabien, Michael Boatman and Terry Bisson Talk at SF in SF on February 21, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast022709</link>
<description>Panel Discussion</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/022709-sf-022109-panel.mp3" length="89571052" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast022709</guid>
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<item>
<title>587: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Deborah Gradien Reads at SF in SF on February 21, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast022609</link>
<description>'Still Life With Devils'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/022609-sf022109-grabienr.mp3" length="25434406" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast022609</guid>
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<item>
<title>586: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Michael Boatman Reads at SF in SF on February 21, 2009</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast022509</link>
<description>'The Revenant Road'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/022509-sf022109-boatmanr.mp3" length="27402379" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast022509</guid>
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<item>
<title>585: A 2009 Phone Interview With Xinran</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast022409</link>
<description>Looking for a new God</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/xinran_phone-2009.mp3" length="23486018" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast022409</guid>
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<item>
<title>584: A 2008 Interview With Sarah Powers</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast022309</link>
<description>'Insight Yoga'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/sarah_powers-2009.mp3" length="85337938" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-23-09-podcast.htm#podcast022309</guid>
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<title>583: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Excerpts from 'Shriek' CD</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast022009</link>
<description>Original Music by The Church</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/022009-shriek_the_church.mp3" length="9141323" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast022009</guid>
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<item>
<title>582: Agony Column Broadcast Radio Show : Saul Ferris, Anne Ishii and Bat-Manga!</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast021909</link>
<description>Agony Column Broadcast from KUSP Sunday, January 4, 2009</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/021909-tackusp010409.mp3" length="91142438" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast021909</guid>
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<item>
<title>581: Agony Column Broadcast Radio Show : Re-Inventing the Local Bookstore, Part 2</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast021809</link>
<description>Agony Column Broadcast from KUSP Sunday, February 15, 2009</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/021809-021509-bookstores-2.mp3" length="48195718" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast021809</guid>
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<item>
<title>580: Agony Column Broadcast Radio Show : Re-Inventing the Local Bookstore, Part 1</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast021709</link>
<description>Agony Column Broadcast from KUSP Sunday, February 15, 2009</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/021709-021509-bookstores-1.mp3" length="43060538" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast021709</guid>
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<item>
<title>579: A 2009 Interview with Michael Katakis</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast021609</link>
<description>'Traveller'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/michael_katakis-2009.mp3" length="54380998" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-16-09-podcast.htm#podcast021609</guid>
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<item>
<title>578: A 2009 Interview With Lalo Fiorelli Part 2</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast021309</link>
<description>Behind 'Secret Splendors of the Desert : Anza-Borrego Desert State Park', Part 2</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/lalo_fiorelli-2009-2.mp3" length="48552462" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast021309</guid>
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<item>
<title>577:A 2009 Interview With Lalo Fiorelli Part 1</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast021209</link>
<description>Behind 'Secret Splendors of the Desert : Anza-Borrego Desert State Park', Part 1</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/lalo_fiorelli-2009-1.mp3" length="43534444" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast021209</guid>
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<item>
<title>576: Agony Column Broadcast Radio Show from 12-28-2008</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast021109</link>
<description>Brian Yaeger and Jimmy Santiago Baca</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/021109-tac_kusp-122808.mp3" length="87669220" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast021109</guid>
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<item>
<title>575: Agony Column Broadcast Radio Show from 12-21-2008</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast021009</link>
<description>Joe R. Lansdale and Cecelia Holland</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/021009-tac_kusp-122108.mp3" length="88217821" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast021009</guid>
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<item>
<title>574: A 2008 Interview with Nancy N. Chen</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast020909</link>
<description>Clearing the Foodway</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/nancy_chen-2009.mp3" length="65362061" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-09-09-podcast.htm#podcast020909</guid>
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<item>
<title>573: Agony Column Podcast News Report : An Audio Review of 'UFO in Her Eyes' by Xiaolu Guo</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast020609</link>
<description>A Fantastic Second Novel</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/020609-guo-ufo_review.mp3" length="7067055" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast020609</guid>
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<item>
<title>572: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Agony Column Broadcast Show, Bea Basso and Burton Raffel</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast020509</link>
<description>December 14, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/020509-tac_kusp-121408.mp3" length="87930684" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast020509</guid>
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<item>
<title>571: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Agony Column Broadcast Show, Jonathan Carroll and Nina Matsumoto</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast020409</link>
<description>December 7, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/020409-tac_kusp-120708.mp3" length="90064277" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast020409</guid>
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<item>
<title>570: A 2008 Interview with Saul Ferris</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast020309</link>
<description>The Collector</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
	<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/saul_ferris-2008.mp3" length="78736394" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast020309</guid>
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<item>
<title>569: A 2009 Interview with Mardi Horowitz, MD</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/02-02-09-podcast.htm#podcast020209</link>
<description>A Hundred Years of Happiness</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/mardi_horowitz-2009.mp3" length="51277638" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>568: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Stephen Blackmer, Proprietor of Chanticleer Books, Sonoma California</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast013009</link>
<description>Antiquarian Bookseller</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>567: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Aimee Bender, Sean Stewart and Terry Bisson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast012909</link>
<description>SF in SF Panel Discussion, January 17, 2009</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>566: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Sean Stewart Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast012809</link>
<description>January 17, 2009</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/012709-sf-sean-stewarti.mp3" length="20124489" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast012709</guid>
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<title>565: Literary Pursuits in Hard Economic Times</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-26-09-podcast.htm#podcast012609</link>
<description>A Round Table Discussion</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>564: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Aimee Bender Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast012309</link>
<description>January 17, 2009</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/012309-sf-aimee_benderi.mp3" length="17542793" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast012309</guid>
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<title>563: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Aimee Bender Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast012209</link>
<description>January 17, 2009</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/012209-aimee_bender_sfr.mp3" length="34173599" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast012209</guid>
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<title>562: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Sean Stewart Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast012109</link>
<description>January 17, 2009</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/012109-sean_stewart_sfr.mp3" length="34036747" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast012109</guid>
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<title>561: A 2009 Interview with Kirsten Menger-Anderson, Part 2</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast012009</link>
<description>Writing "Reading Grandpa's Head"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/kirsten_menger-anderson-2009-2.mp3" length="49349717" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast012009</guid>
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<title>560: A 2009 Interview with Kirsten Menger-Anderson, Part 1</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast011909</link>
<description>Writing "Reading Grandpa's Head"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/kirsten_menger-anderson-2009-1.mp3" length="45677736" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-19-09-podcast.htm#podcast011909</guid>
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<title>559: Agony Column Podcast Fiction : Billie Harris Reads Jeff VanderMeer</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast011509</link>
<description>The Finding</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-fiction/011509-vandermeer-harris.mp3" length="14856201" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast011509</guid>
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<title>558: NPR Report on The Wovel</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast011409</link>
<description>Not Wheelie Snow Shovel</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/011409-wovel_npr.mp3" length="7199279" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast011409</guid>
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<title>557: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Phone Interview with Amber Ney, Wovel Reader</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast011309</link>
<description>Unexpected Audience</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/011309-wovel-amber_ney.mp3" length="12571312" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast011309</guid>
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<title>556: A 2008 Interview with Victoria Blake, Jemiah Jefferson, Rachel Miller and Jesse Pollack</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast011209</link>
<description>The Wovel</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/wovel.mp3" length="68618097" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-12-09-podcast.htm#podcast011209</guid>
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<title>555: Agony Column Podcast News Report: Lou Anders Takes on The New Fantasy</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast010909</link>
<description>Gritty, Real and Entertaining</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 8 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/010909-anders.mp3" length="45663856" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast010909</guid>
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<title>554: Agony Column Podcast News Report: Kathryn Petruccelli Vs. Garland Thompson, Jr.</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast010809</link>
<description>Kathryn Petruccelli Poetry Recordings</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/010809-garland_thompson.mp3" length="13715015" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast010809</guid>
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<title>553: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Marc Cabrera Performs Live at the Jimmy Santiago Baca Event</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast010709</link>
<description>Kathryn Petruccelli Poetry Recordings</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-news/010709-marc_cabrera.mp3" length="9870003" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast010709</guid>
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<title>552: A (Late) 2008 Interview with Chris Cleave (2)</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast010609</link>
<description>'Little Bee' Part 2</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 5 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/chris_cleave-2008_2.mp3" length="52999579" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast010609</guid>
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<title>551: A (Late) 2008 Interview with Chris Cleave (1)</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast010509</link>
<description>'Little Bee' Part 1</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 4 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2009/2009-interviews/chris_cleave-2008_1.mp3" length="47748968" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2009/01-05-09-podcast.htm#podcast010509</guid>
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<title>550: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Oscar Bermeo Reads at Caesar Chavez Library</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-29-08-podcast.htm#podcast010209</link>
<description>"I could be a poet."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 1 Jan 2009 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/010209-oscar_bermeo_cc_lib.mp3" length="9310125" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-29-08-podcast.htm#podcast010209</guid>
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<title>549: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Jimmy Santiago Baca Reads at Caesar Chavez Library</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-29-08-podcast.htm#podcast010109</link>
<description>More Than Full House</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/010109-baca_chavez_lib.mp3" length="68475314" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-29-08-podcast.htm#podcast010109</guid>
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<title>548: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A 2008 Interview with Jimmy Santiago Baca Conducted by Kathryn Petruccelli</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-29-08-podcast.htm#podcast123108</link>
<description>Right Life</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/jimmy_santiago_baca-2008.mp3" length="56167864" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-29-08-podcast.htm#podcast123108</guid>
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<title>547: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Jeremy Lassen About Eclipse Two</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-29-08-podcast.htm#podcast123008</link>
<description>Signing Up SF</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/123008-lassen-eclipse.mp3" length="33452832" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-29-08-podcast.htm#podcast123008</guid>
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<title>546: A 2008 Interview with Anne Ishii</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-29-08-podcast.htm#podcast122908</link>
<description>Bat Manga Translated</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/anne_ishii-2008.mp3" length="42277763" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-29-08-podcast.htm#podcast122908</guid>
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<title>545: Agony Column Podcast News Report: Taelen Thomas Reads Robertson Jeffers</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-22-08-podcast.htm#podcast122608</link>
<description>He takes the stage...</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/122608-thomas_r_jeffers.mp3" length="97451709" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-22-08-podcast.htm#podcast122608</guid>
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<title>544: Agony Column Podcast News Report: George Lober on Robertson Jeffers</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-22-08-podcast.htm#podcast122508</link>
<description>The Big Read: A Class to Attend</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/122508-lober_jeffers.mp3" length="91734256" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-22-08-podcast.htm#podcast122508</guid>
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<title>543: Agony Column Podcast News Report: Taelen Thomas Interviewed at The Big Read</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-22-08-podcast.htm#podcast122408</link>
<description>The Big Read: The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/122408-taelen.mp3" length="11505297" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-22-08-podcast.htm#podcast122408</guid>
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<title>542: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Kathryn Petruccelli Interviews Elliot Ruchowitz-Roberts</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-22-08-podcast.htm#podcast122308</link>
<description>The Big Read: The Poetry of Robinson Jeffers</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/122308-ruchowitz.mp3" length="28703495" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-22-08-podcast.htm#podcast122308</guid>
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<title>541: A 2008 Interview with Brian Yaeger</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-22-08-podcast.htm#podcast122208</link>
<description>Deciphering Field Notes</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/brian_yaeger-2008.mp3" length="63943616" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-22-08-podcast.htm#podcast122208</guid>
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<title>540: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Leon Panetta and Jane Harmon at the Panetta Institute Lincoln – Jefferson Awards Dinner</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-15-08-podcast.htm#podcast121908</link>
<description>Bi-Partisan</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/121908-panetta_harman.mp3" length="13633679" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-15-08-podcast.htm#podcast121908</guid>
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<title>539: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Nalo Hopkinson Interviewed At SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-15-08-podcast.htm#podcast121808</link>
<description>November 15, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/121808-sf-nhopkinsoni.mp3" length="14469481" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-15-08-podcast.htm#podcast121808</guid>
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<title>538: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Geoff Ryman Interviewed At SF in SF</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-15-08-podcast.htm#podcast121708</link>
<description>November 15, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/121708-sf-geoffrymani.mp3" length="13302789" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-15-08-podcast.htm#podcast121708</guid>
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<title>537: A 2008 Interview with Janis Bell</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-15-08-podcast.htm#podcast121608</link>
<description>"Rick, the periods belong inside the quotes."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/janis_bell-2008.mp3" length="95999297" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-15-08-podcast.htm#podcast121608</guid>
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<title>536: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF in SF Steampunk Panel, Borderlands Books</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-15-08-podcast.htm#podcast121508</link>
<description>November 4, 2008 – A Night To Remember</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/121508-steampunk-110408.mp3" length="79671182" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-15-08-podcast.htm#podcast121508</guid>
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<title>535: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Panel Discussion with Nalo Hopkinson, Ellen Klages, Geoff Ryman and Terry Bisson</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-08-08-podcast.htm#podcast121208</link>
<description>SF in SF, November 15, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/121208-sf-panel111508.mp3" length="85285484" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-08-08-podcast.htm#podcast121208</guid>
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<title>534: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Geoff Ryman "Reads" more</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-08-08-podcast.htm#podcast121108</link>
<description>SF in SF November 15, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/121008-sf-rymanr2.mp3" length="15036041" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-08-08-podcast.htm#podcast121108</guid>
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<title>532: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Nalo Hopkinson Reads from 'Blackheart Man'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-08-08-podcast.htm#podcast120908</link>
<description>SF in SF November 15, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/120908-sf-hopkinsonr2.mp3" length="14754562" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>531: A 2008 Interview with Burton Raffel</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-08-08-podcast.htm#podcast120808</link>
<description>43 Words</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/burton_raffel-2008.mp3" length="60499419" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-08-08-podcast.htm#podcast120808</guid>
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<title>530: Agony Column Podcast News Report: Ellen Klages Reads from 'White Sands, Red Menace'</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-01-08-news.htm#podcast120508</link>
<description>SF in SF, November 15, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/120508-sf-klagesr.mp3" length="37425409" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>529: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Bad Moon Books' Roy Robbins</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-01-08-news.htm#podcast120408</link>
<description> E-Bay Bookseller to Small Press Book Publisher</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/120408-roy_robbins-stntac.mp3" length="38585227" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>528: A 2008 Phone Interview with Nina Matsumoto</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-01-08-podcast.htm#podcast120308</link>
<description>Girls, Earn Big Money Doing Webcomics!</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-01-08-podcast.htm#podcast120308</guid>
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<title>526: A 2008 Interview with Jonathan Carroll</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-01-08-podcast.htm#podcast120108</link>
<description>"All of us have within us cemeteries of old lovers"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/12-01-08-podcast.htm#podcast120108</guid>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/jonathan_carroll-2008.mp3" length="79512628" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>525: A 2008 Interview with Elizabeth Bear</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-24-08-podcast.htm#podcast112808</link>
<description>The Windwracked Stars</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-24-08-podcast.htm#podcast112808</guid>
<enclosure url="http://www.bookotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/elizabeth_bear-2008.mp3" length="38821171" type="audio/mpeg"/>
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<title>524: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Andrew Davidson First Books Report</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-24-08-podcast.htm#podcast112708</link>
<description>'The Gargoyle'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-24-08-podcast.htm#podcast112708</guid>
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<title>523: Agony Column Podcast News Report: Seana Graham on the MUSE Online Writer's Conference</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-24-08-podcast.htm#podcast112608</link>
<description>Free E-Conference</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-24-08-podcast.htm#podcast112608</guid>
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<title>522: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Agony Column Podcast News Report : Nathaniel Rich First Book For NPR</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-24-08-podcast.htm#podcast1125108</link>
<description>'The Mayor's Tongue'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/112508-kleffrich.mp3" length="7910834" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-24-08-podcast.htm#podcast112508</guid>
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<title>521: A 2008 Interview with Stewart O'Nan</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-24-08-podcast.htm#podcast112408</link>
<description>"This is what I think is important."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/stewart_onan-2008.mp3" length="83914933" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-24-08-podcast.htm#podcast112408</guid>
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<title>520: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Greg Staples</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-17-08-podcast.htm#podcast112108</link>
<description>Illustrating Robert E. Howard</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-17-08-podcast.htm#podcast112108</guid>
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<title>519: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Panel Discussion From SF in SF, October 18, 2008</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-17-08-podcast.htm#podcast112008</link>
<description>Kim Stanley Robinson, Cecelia Holland, and Barry N. Malzberg</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/112008-sf-1018panel.mp3" length="94016643" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-17-08-podcast.htm#podcast112008</guid>
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<title>518: A 2008 Interview With Chip Kidd"</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-17-08-podcast.htm#podcast111908</link>
<description>"Whether it was comics or toys or whatever, I was a saver."</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/chip_kidd-2008.mp3" length="74864664" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-17-08-podcast.htm#podcast111908</guid>
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<title>517: A 2008 Interview with Dan Simmons</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-17-08-podcast.htm#podcast111808</link>
<description>Prepping for 'Drood'</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/111808-dsimmons.mp3" length="31648658" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-17-08-podcast.htm#podcast111808</guid>
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<title>516: A 2008 Interview With Ken Silverstein</title>
<link>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-17-08-podcast.htm#podcast111708</link>
<description>"We wouldn’t call it Turkmenistan Day, because that's too obvious."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/ken_silverstein-2008.mp3" length="95852214" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://bookotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-17-08-podcast.htm#podcast111708</guid>
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<title>515: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Barry N. Malzberg Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-03-08.htm#podcast110608</link>
<description>Weddings and Divorces</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/110608-sf-malzbergi.mp3" length="14192036" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-03-08.htm#podcast110608</guid>
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<title>514: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Kim Stanley Robinson Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-03-08.htm#podcast110508</link>
<description>Comedy and Eco-Tragedy</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/110508-sf-ksri.mp3" length="8193897" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-03-08.htm#podcast110508</guid>
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<title>513: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Cecelia Holland Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-03-08.htm#podcast110408</link>
<description>Fantasy and History</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/110408-sf-hollandi.mp3" length="7931496" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-03-08.htm#podcast110408</guid>
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<title>512: A 2008 Interview with Danny Goldberg</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-03-08.htm#110308</link>
<description>'Bumping Into Geniuses'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/danny_goldberg-2008.mp3" length="48643350" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/11-03-08.htm#110308</guid>
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<title>511: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Kim Stanley Robinson Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-27-08.htm#podcast103108</link>
<description>'Sixty  Days and Counting'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/103108-sfinsf-ksrr.mp3" length="29344327" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-27-08.htm#podcast103108</guid>
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<title>510: A 2008 Interview with Amity Shlaes</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-27-08.htm#103008</link>
<description>'The Forgotten Man : A New History of the Great Depression'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/amity_shlaes-2008.mp3" length="44085855" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-27-08.htm#103008</guid>
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<title>509: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Cecelia Holland Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-27-08.htm#podcast102908</link>
<description>Varanger</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/102908-sf-hollandr.mp3" length="15726860" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-27-08.htm#podcast102908</guid>
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<title>508: Barry N. Malzberg has Breakfast at the Ruins'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-27-08.htm#102808</link>
<description>Agony Column Podcast News Report : Barry N. Malzberg Reads at SF in SF : Exercise for Students</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/102808-sfi-malzbergr.mp3" length="16852808" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-27-08.htm#102808</guid>
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<title>507: A 2008 Interview With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-27-08.htm#102708</link>
<description>"...the big books from the old days..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/alan_cheuse-2008.mp3" length="74364529" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-27-08.htm#102708</guid>
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<title>506: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF in SF / LitQuake Event ; Rudy Rucker</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-20-08.htm#podcast102408</link>
<description>Rudy Rucker Reads from 'The Hollow Earth</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/102408-sfinsf-rudyrr.mp3" length="33189490" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-20-08.htm#podcast102408</guid>
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<title>505: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF in SF / LitQuake Event</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-20-08.htm#podcast102308</link>
<description>Joe R. Lansdale Reads from 'Flaming London'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/102308-sfinsf-joelr.mp3" length="35727339" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-20-08.htm#podcast102308</guid>
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<title>504: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF IN SF / Litquake Steampunk Event</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-20-08.htm#podcast102208</link>
<description> Joe R. Lansdale Interviewed</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/102208-sfinsf-joeli.mp3" length="8089983" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-20-08.htm#podcast102208</guid>
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<title>503: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF IN SF / Litquake Steampunk Event</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-20-08.htm#podcast102108</link>
<description>Richard Bottoms Interviewed</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/102108-sfinsf-rbi.mp3" length="10561381" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-20-08.htm#podcast102108</guid>
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<title>502: A 2008 Interview With Billy Collins</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-20-08.htm#102008</link>
<description>"The dog that runs away when you call its name"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/billy_collins-2008.mp3" length="78968422" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-20-08.htm#102008</guid>
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<title>501: Agony Column Podcast News Report : LitQuake / SF in SF Kage Baker Brings on the Brass</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-13-08.htm#podcast101708</link>
<description>Sub-Mariners</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/101708-sfinsf1009kageb.mp3" length="31963826" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-13-08.htm#podcast101708</guid>
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<title>500: Agony Column Podcast News Report : LitQuake SF in SF Richard Bottoms Speaks to the power of Steampunk</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-13-08.htm#podcast101608</link>
<description>A Positive Vision</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/101608-sfinsf1009rbsp.mp3" length="5742098" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-13-08.htm#podcast101608</guid>
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<title>499: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Kage Baker, Terry Bisson, Richard Bottoms, Joe R. Lansdale and Rudy Rucker on Steampunk</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-13-08.htm#podcast101508</link>
<description>The Future Past</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/101508-sfinsf1009panel.mp3" length="54819561" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-13-08.htm#podcast101508</guid>
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<title>498: A 2008 Interview with Charlie Huston</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-13-08.htm#101408</link>
<description>From 'Every Last Drop' to Everyone's Last Gasp</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/charlie_huston-100708.mp3" length="57722573" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-13-08.htm#101408</guid>
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<title>497: A 2008 Interview with Naomi Klein Explores 'The Shock Doctrine'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-13-08.htm#101308</link>
<description>"One of the really dangerous parts of an economic shock like this is just the complexity of it"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/naomi_klein-2008.mp3" length="41913667" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-13-08.htm#101308</guid>
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<title>496: Agony Column Podcast News Report : The Agony Column Digest Radio Broadcast: September 28, 2008 : Mark Richardson, 'The Necklace' and Robert Scheer Redux</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-06-08.htm#101008</link>
<description>"Who Nobody Wants to Be"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/100908-tacnew-1005.mp3" length="8616546" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-06-08.htm#101008</guid>
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<title>495: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Agony Column Original Radio Broadcast</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-06-08.htm#podcast109808</link>
<description>Laurie R. King and Karen Joy Fowler on Politics and Literature</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/100908-tacnew-1005.mp3" length="88020096" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-06-08.htm#podcast100908</guid>
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<title>494: A 2008 Interview with Mark Richardson</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-06-08.htm#podcast100808</link>
<description> : 'Zen and Now'</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/mark_richardson-2008.mp3" length="41781730" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-06-08.htm#podcast100808</guid>
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<title>493: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Kathryn Petruccelli Interviews William Gilly and Susan Shillinglaw</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-06-08.htm#podcast100708</link>
<description>More Than Four Levels of Steinbeck and Ricketts</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/100708-steinbeck.mp3" length="64919733" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-06-08.htm#podcast100708</guid>
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<title>492: Agony Column Podcast Feature Interview : Laurie R. King on Revising a Novel</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-06-08.htm#100608</link>
<description>Writing 101, Lesson 1</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/w101-lrking-revising.mp3" length="49113333" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/10-06-08.htm#100608</guid>
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<title>491: Agony Column Podcast News Report : The Agony Column Digest Radio Broadcast</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-29-08.htm#podcast100308</link>
<description>: September 21, 2008 : Robert Scheer and Julie Rose</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/100308-tacdig-0921.mp3" length="74744802" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-29-08.htm#podcast100308</guid>
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<title>490: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Stella Rimington and Ping Pong Release Party</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-29-08.htm#podcast100208</link>
<description>The Agony Column Digest Radio Broadcast: September 14, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/100208-tacdig-0914.mp3" length="86320688" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-29-08.htm#podcast100208</guid>
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<title>489: Agony Column Podcast News Report : The Agony Column Radio Digest Broadcast</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-29-08.htm#podcast100108</link>
<description>September 6, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/100108-tacdig-0907.mp3" length="85374821" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-29-08.htm#podcast100108</guid>
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<title>488: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Robert Scheer on the Economic Bailout of Wall Street Investment Banks</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-29-08.htm#podcast093008</link>
<description>Pornography Redux</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/093008-rscheer2.mp3" length="45193314" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-29-08.htm#podcast093008</guid>
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<title>487: Bill Tancer's 'Click: What Millions of People Are Doing Online and Why It Matters'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-29-08.htm#092908</link>
<description>Live GeekSpeak Interview With Bill Tancer</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>486: 'The Necklace' by Cheryl Jarvis</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-22-08.htm#092608</link>
<description>"What we get back when we put it on someone else's neck, that's what's meaningful to us"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-22-08.htm#092608</guid>
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<title>485: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF in SF, Featuring Nick Mamatas, David Levine and Terry Bisson (3)</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-22-08.htm#podcast092508</link>
<description>Panel Discussion</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-22-08.htm#podcast092508</guid>
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<title>484: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF in SF, Featuring Nick Mamatas, David Levine and Terry Bisson (2)</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-22-08.htm#podcast092408</link>
<description>David Levine Reads</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-22-08.htm#podcast092408</guid>
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<title>483: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF in SF, Featuring Nick Mamatas, David Levine and Terry Bisson</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-22-08.htm#podcast092308</link>
<description>Nick Mamatas Reads</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-22-08.htm#podcast092308</guid>
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<title>482: A 2008 Interview With Beatrice Basso</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-22-08.htm#092208</link>
<description>"It's like the soul of America is in the artists, and why not share that?"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-22-08.htm#092208</guid>
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<title>481: Jeremy Lassen on Zombies and 'The Living Dead'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-15-08.htm#091908</link>
<description>"A liberal nightmare"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/091908-lassenz.mp3" length="30884509" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-15-08.htm#091908</guid>
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<title>480: Kathryn Petruccelli Reviews 'Fidelity' by Grace Paley</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-15-08.htm#091808</link>
<description>All Our Grandmothers</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/091808-kp-paley.mp3" length="10521760" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-15-08.htm#091808</guid>
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<title>479: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Victoria Blake</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-15-08.htm#podcast091708</link>
<description>From Dark Horse to Underland</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-15-08.htm#podcast091708</guid>
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<title>478: John Shirley Looks Through 'Black Glass'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-15-08.htm#091608</link>
<description>"We're slipping into a lower-common denominator state of mind"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/091608-jshirley.mp3" length="34889537" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-15-08.htm#091608</guid>
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<title>477: Terry Brooks on Geekspeak</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-15-08.htm#091508</link>
<description>"You can play around with what that means"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/terry_brooks_gs-2008.mp3" length="60773377" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-15-08.htm#091508</guid>
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<title>476: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Kathryn Petruccelli at Ping Pong Release Party</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-08-08.htm#podcast091208</link>
<description>Magnus Toren Sings for His Supper</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/091208-magnustoren.mp3" length="10890854" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-08-08.htm#podcast091208</guid>
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<title>475: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Seana Graham Reports on Ping Pong and Speculative Literature</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-08-08.htm#podcast091108</link>
<description>Book Store Writers</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/091108-sgraham.mp3" length="11761186" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-08-08.htm#podcast091108</guid>
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<title>474: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Kathryn Petruccelli at Ping Pong Release Party</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-08-08.htm#podcast091008</link>
<description>Christine Hamm and Children Who Have Trouble With Meat</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/091008-hamm.mp3" length="12833426" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-08-08.htm#podcast091008</guid>
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<title>473: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Gayle Shanks, President of the ABA and Bookseller for Changing Hands</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-08-08.htm#podcast090908</link>
<description>"Amazon is killing us"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/090908-gshanks.mp3" length="51242790" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-08-08.htm#podcast090908</guid>
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<title>472: A 2008 Interview With Kathleen Ann Goonan</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-08-08.htm#090808</link>
<description>"...just before Hiroshima..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/k_a_goonan-2008.mp3" length="49735435" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-08-08.htm#090808</guid>
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<title>471: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Kathryn Petruccelli Reports from the Ping Pong Literary Magazine Party</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-01-08.htm#podcast090508</link>
<description>Interview With Ping Pong Fiction Editor Jessica Breheny: Speculative Fiction</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/090508-pp-breheny.mp3" length="8529691" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-01-08.htm#podcast090508</guid>
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<title>470: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Kathryn Petruccelli Reports from the Ping Pong Literary Magazine Party</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-01-08.htm#podcast090408</link>
<description>Interview With Ping Pong Poetry Editor James Maughn</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/090408-pp-maughan.mp3" length="10933370" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-01-08.htm#podcast090408</guid>
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<title>469: Kathryn Petruccelli Reports from the Ping Pong Literary Magazine Party</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-01-08.htm#podcast090308</link>
<description>Interview With Editor-in-chief Maria Garcia Teusch</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-01-08.htm#podcast090308</guid>
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<title>468: A 2008 Interview With Clive Barker Part 2</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-01-08.htm#090208</link>
<description>"You can't do things by halves"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 01 Sep 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/clive_barker-2008_2.mp3" length="55189615" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-01-08.htm#090208</guid>
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<title>467: A 2008 Interview With Clive Barker Part 1</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-01-08.htm#090108</link>
<description>"It was a bit like a dam breaking"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/clive_barker-2008_1.mp3" length="63378690" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/09-01-08.htm#090108</guid>
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<title>466: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Talking About Space Opera With Lou Anders</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-25-08.htm#podcast082908</link>
<description>To Trek or Not to Trek</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/082908-anders.mp3" length="30184498" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-25-08.htm#podcast082908</guid>
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<title>465: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Kathryn Petruccelli Interviews Patrice Vecchione</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-25-08.htm#podcast082808</link>
<description>"Poems are My Enemy"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/082808-vecchione.mp3" length="49040073" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-25-08.htm#podcast082808</guid>
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<title>464: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF in SF Panel Discussion With Michael Blumlein, Michael Shea and Terry Bisson</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-25-08.htm#podcast082708</link>
<description>Novella</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/082708-shea_blumleinp.mp3" length="63375393" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-25-08.htm#podcast082708</guid>
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<title>463: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Michael Blumlein Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-25-08.htm#podcast082608</link>
<description>Doctor in the House</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/082608-blumleini.mp3" length="23084315" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-25-08.htm#podcast082608</guid>
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<title>462: A 2008 Interview With Joe R. Lansdale</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-25-08.htm#082508</link>
<description>East Texas Westerns</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/lansdale-2008.mp3" length="74269520" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-25-08.htm#082508</guid>
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<title>461: Agony Column Podcast News Report : NPR Report for Day to Day in High-Quality MP3 of Two Stories of Santa Cruz</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-18-08.htm#podcast082208</link>
<description>One Year of Podcasting</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-18-08.htm#podcast082208</guid>
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<title>460: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Michael Shea Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-18-08.htm#podcast082108</link>
<description>Speaking of Demiurges</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/082108-shea_i.mp3" length="12589239" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-18-08.htm#podcast082108</guid>
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<title>459: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Michael Shea Reads at SF IN SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-18-08.htm#podcast082008</link>
<description>The Demiurge : God Wakes Up</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/082008-shea_r.mp3" length="19153349" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-18-08.htm#podcast082008</guid>
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<title>458: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Michael Blumlein Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-18-08.htm#podcast081908</link>
<description>Drama in Three Voices</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/081908-blumleinr.mp3" length="56915233" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-18-08.htm#podcast081908</guid>
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<title>457: A 2008 Interview With Thomas Frank</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-18-08.htm#081808</link>
<description>"I've got some bad news for you"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/thomas_frank-2008.mp3" length="78859709" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-18-08.htm#081808</guid>
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<title>456: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Lou Anders</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-11-08.htm#podcast081508</link>
<description>Post Denvention Hugo Chat</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/081508-anders.mp3" length="29562680" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-11-08.htm#podcast081508</guid>
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<title>455: Agony Column Podcast News Report : An Interview With "Mysty W. Moonfree"</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-11-08.htm#podcast081408</link>
<description>Five Authors of a Second Novel</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/081408-moonfree.mp3" length="49770010" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-11-08.htm#podcast081408</guid>
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<title>454: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Andrea Avantaggio of Maria's Bookshop</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-11-08.htm#podcast081308</link>
<description>"How to celebrate the best of what our community has to offer"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/081308-avantaggio.mp3" length="36380288" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-11-08.htm#podcast081308</guid>
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<title>453: A 2008 Interview With Andrew Davidson, Part Two</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-11-08.htm#081208</link>
<description>"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/andrew_davidson-2008-2.mp3" length="51330756" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-11-08.htm#081208</guid>
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<title>452: A 2008 Interview With Andrew Davidson, Part One</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-11-08.htm#081108</link>
<description>"How could I write a story that starts with a burn..."</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/andrew_davidson-2008-1.mp3" length="49194149" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-11-08.htm#081108</guid>
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<title>451: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Mitchell Kaplan of Books and Books</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-04-08.htm#podcast080808</link>
<description>From Bookseller to Movie Producer</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/080808-kaplan.mp3" length="39341089" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-04-08.htm#podcast080808</guid>
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<title>450: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Translator Julie Rose</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-04-08.htm#podcast080708</link>
<description>Unpacking 'Les Miserables'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/julie_rose-2008.mp3" length="67638195" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-04-08.htm#podcast080708</guid>
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<title>449: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Bookseller Mark V. Ziesing </title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-04-08.htm#podcast080608</link>
<description>Signing</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/080608-ziesing.mp3" length="30897498" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-04-08.htm#podcast080608</guid>
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<title>448: Agony Column Podcast News Report : David Weber vs Geekspeak</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-04-08.htm#080508</link>
<description>'By Schism Rent Asunder'</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-04-08.htm#080508</guid>
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<title>447: A 2008 Interview with Charles Bamforth</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-04-08.htm#080408</link>
<description>Grape vs Grain</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/08-04-08.htm#080408</guid>
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<title>446: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Barbara Ehrenreich Knows 'This Land is Their Land'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-28-08.htm#080108</link>
<description>Reports From a Divided Nation</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-28-08.htm#080108</guid>
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<title>445: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Charles Stross Vs Geekspeak </title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-28-08.htm#073108</link>
<description>'Saturn's (Sexless) Children'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/073108-gs-stross.mp3" length="72291829" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-28-08.htm#073108</guid>
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<title>444: A 2008 Interview with Nathaniel Rich, Part 2</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-28-08.htm#073008</link>
<description>Reality Frayed at the Edges</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/nathaniel_rich-2008-2.mp3" length="50119048" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-28-08.htm#073008</guid>
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<title>433: A 2008 Interview with Nathaniel Rich, Part 1</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-28-08.htm#072908</link>
<description>San Francisco Noirs</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/nathaniel_rich-2008-1.mp3" length="53184151" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-28-08.htm#072908</guid>
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<title>432: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Jeremy Lassen at Comicon 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-28-08.htm#072808</link>
<description>Fifteen Years</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/072808-lassencc.mp3" length="34861467" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-28-08.htm#072808</guid>
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<title>431: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Patrick Nielsen Hayden at Comicon</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-21-08.htm#podcast072508</link>
<description>Tor Books Sets Up Shop</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/072508-haydencc.mp3" length="21189942" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-21-08.htm#podcast072508</guid>
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<title>430: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Nancy Rutland of BookWorks in Albuquerque, New Mexico</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-21-08.htm#podcast072408</link>
<description>Handselling Books</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/072408-nancy_rutland.mp3" length="33821087" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-21-08.htm#podcast072408</guid>
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<title>429: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Jay Lake and Susan Palwick Moderated by Terry Bisson at SF in SF, July 12, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-21-08.htm#podcast072308</link>
<description>SF Confessional</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/072308-palwick_lake.mp3" length="79317420" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-21-08.htm#podcast072308</guid>
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<title>428: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Jay Lake Reads at SF in SF, July 12, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-21-08.htm#podcast072208</link>
<description>The Goat Cutter</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/072208-jlaker.mp3" length="35185178" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-21-08.htm#podcast072208</guid>
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<title>427: A 2008 Interview With Stella Rimington</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-21-08.htm#072108</link>
<description>"There's much, much more technology around now, but still, the best intelligence comes from people"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/stella_rimington-2008.mp3" length="74886814" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-21-08.htm#072108</guid>
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<title>426: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Susan Palwick Reads at SF in SF on July 12, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-14-08.htm#podcast071808</link>
<description>Sorrel's Heart</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/071808-palwickr.mp3" length="58375210" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-14-08.htm#podcast071808</guid>
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<title>425: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Jay Lake Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-14-08.htm#podcast071708</link>
<description>5,000 Words A Day</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/071708-jay_lakei.mp3" length="13568239" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-14-08.htm#podcast071708</guid>
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<title>424: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Susan Palwick Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-14-08.htm#podcast071608</link>
<description> : Outlawing Compassion</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/071608-susan_palwicki.mp3" length="12012385" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-14-08.htm#podcast071608</guid>
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<title>423: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Jay Lake Live on GeekSpeak</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-14-08.htm#podcast071508</link>
<description>Promise of the E-Book</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/071508-jlake_gs.mp3" length="79158971" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-14-08.htm#podcast071508</guid>
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<title>422: A 2008 Interview with Dorothy Hearst</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-14-08.htm#071408</link>
<description>'Promise of the Wolves'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/dorothy_hearst-2008.mp3" length="56855602" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-14-08.htm#071408</guid>
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<title>421: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Jim Malusa Races to the Bottom</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-07-08.htm#podcast071108</link>
<description>'Into Thick Air: Biking to the Bellybutton of Six Continents'</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/jim_malusa-2008.mp3" length="64455715" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-07-08.htm#podcast071108</guid>
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<title>420: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Cindy Dach, Changing Hands Bookstore</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-07-08.htm#podcast071008</link>
<description>Chain / Library / Independent</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/071008-dach.mp3" length="33598940" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-07-08.htm#podcast071008</guid>
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<title>419: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Douglas Abrams</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-07-08.htm#podcast070908</link>
<description>Brave Yellow Books</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/doug_abrams-2008.mp3" length="49624510" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-07-08.htm#podcast070908</guid>
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<title>418: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Carol Emshwiller, Pat Murphy and Terry Bisson  at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-07-08.htm#podcast070808</link>
<description>Panel Discussion</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/070808-sfinsf061608.mp3" length="67490066" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-07-08.htm#podcast070808</guid>
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<title>417: A 2008 Interview with Benjamin Wallace</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-07-08.htm#070708</link>
<description>'The Billionaire's Vinegar'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/benjamin_wallace-2008.mp3" length="55326254" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/07-07-08.htm#070708</guid>
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<title>416: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Carol Emshwiller Reads  at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#podcast070408</link>
<description>Whoever</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/070408-emshwillerr.mp3" length="35424612" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#podcast070408</guid>
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<title>415: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Pat Murphy Reads (and throws cards)  at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#podcast070308</link>
<description>Fantasy in SF</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/070308-pat_murphyr.mp3" length="42932123" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#podcast070308</guid>
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<title>414: Agony Column Podcast News Report : NPR Report on Paolo Bacigalupi</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#podcast070208</link>
<description>Green Sci-Fi from Bacigalupi's Pump Six</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/070208-bacigalupinpr.mp3" length="7199081" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#podcast070208</guid>
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<title>413: A 2008 Interview with Robert Scheer, Part 2</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#070108</link>
<description>"An imperial government is incompatible with democracy"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/robert_scheer-2008-2.mp3" length="54308643" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#070108</guid>
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<title>412: A 2008 Interview with Robert Scheer, All</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#063008</link>
<description>Entire interview</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/robert_scheer-2008.mp3" length="109843497" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#063008</guid>
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<title>411: A 2008 Interview with Robert Scheer, Part 1</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#podcast063008</link>
<description>"This is a scam of unbelievable proportions"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/robert_scheer-2008-1.mp3" length="57879060" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-30-08.htm#podcast063008</guid>
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<title>410: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Carol Emshwiller Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-23-08.htm#podcast062708</link>
<description>"That stuff doesn't interest me"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/062708-emshwilleri.mp3" length="10528150" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#podcast062708</guid>
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<title>409:Agony Column Podcast News Report : Pat Murphy at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-23-08.htm#podcast062608</link>
<description>"It really trains you to see amazing things in the everyday world"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/062608-pat_murphyi.mp3" length="10318081" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#podcast062608</guid>
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<title>408: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Geekspeak Interview and SF Discussion with Kathleen Ann Goonan</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-23-08.htm#podcast062508</link>
<description>In All Times</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/062508-gs_goonan.mp3" length="60790594" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#podcast062508</guid>
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<title>407: Salman Rushdie Interview at Rio Theater, Part 2</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-23-08.htm#062408</link>
<description>Enchanting Q AND A</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/salman_rushdie-2008-2.mp3" length="61884532" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#062408</guid>
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<title>406: Salman Rushdie Interview at Rio Theater, Part 1</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-23-08.htm#062308</link>
<description>Advertising Days</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/salman_rushdie-2008-1.mp3" length="61082678" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#062308</guid>
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<title>405: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Bookseller Interview With Praveen Madan</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#podcast062008</link>
<description>The Booksmith</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/062008-booksmith.mp3" length="35434619" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#podcast062008</guid>
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<title>404: Three Juvies : Adolescent Science Fiction Worthy of Adult Consideration</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#061908</link>
<description>Agony Column Podcast News Report : Three Juvies Audio </description>
<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/061808-3juvies.mp3" length="8427679" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#061908</guid>
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<title>403: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Jeremy Lassen on Local Literary Events and Genre Fiction Readers</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#podcast061808</link>
<description> : Pros and Con-Ventions</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/061808-lassen.mp3" length="27032196" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#podcast061808</guid>
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<title>402: A 2008 Interview With Whitley Strieber, Part 2</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#061708</link>
<description>"There were two people standing at the foot of the bed"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/whitley_strieber-2008-2.mp3" length="49863552" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#061708</guid>
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<title>401: A 2008 Interview With Whitley Strieber, Part 1</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#061608</link>
<description>"I have a tendency to get into trouble"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/whitley_strieber-2008-1.mp3" length="51798912" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-16-08.htm#061608</guid>
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<title>400: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Chuck Palahniuk Reads "Loser" at the Sundance Kabuki Theater on May 22, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-09-08.htm#podcast061308</link>
<description>"Maybe it's the Hello Kitty."</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/palahniuk_live_rdq.mp3" length="59925696" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-09-08.htm#podcast061308</guid>
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<title>399: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Chuck Palahniuk Interviewed Live at the Sundance Kabuki Theater, May 22, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-09-08.htm#podcast061208</link>
<description>The Origins of 'Fight Club'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/palahniuk_live_int.mp3" length="62138785" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-09-08.htm#podcast061208</guid>
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<title>398: Agony Column Podcast News Report : William Gibson Phone-In Interview on KUSP</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-09-08.htm#podcast061108</link>
<description>Dialing In the Future</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/061108-gibson.mp3" length="71422148" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-09-08.htm#podcast061108</guid>
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<title>397: A 2008 Interview with Chuck Palahniuk</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-09-08.htm#061008</link>
<description>"It's shameful and dirty and disgusting"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/chuck_palahniuk_2008.mp3" length="83954203" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-09-08.htm#061008</guid>
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<title>396: A 2008 Interview with Karen Joy Fowler</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-09-08.htm#060908</link>
<description>"I wanted a book about survivors"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/karen_joy_fowler-2008.mp3" length="75740476" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-09-08.htm#060908</guid>
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<title>395: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Betsy Burton of King's English</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-02-08.htm#podcast060608</link>
<description>Local Area Networking</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>394: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Lou Anders on SF Video</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-02-08.htm#podcast060508</link>
<description>Battle Beyond the Stardust</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/060508-lou_anders.mp3" length="32984473" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-02-08.htm#podcast060508</guid>
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<title>393: Agony Column Podcast News Report : NPR Story on Neuroscientists Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-02-08.htm#podcast060408</link>
<description>Welcome to Your Brain</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/060408-aamodt_wang.mp3" length="6911797" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-02-08.htm#podcast060408</guid>
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<title>392: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Lyn Roberts of Square Books</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-02-08.htm#podcast060308</link>
<description>Three Stores Are Better Than One</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/060408-lyn_roberts.mp3" length="28800034" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-02-08.htm#podcast060308</guid>
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<title>391: A 2008 Interview With Cory Doctorow</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-02-08.htm#060208</link>
<description>Big Changes and Little Brother</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/cory_doctorow-2008.mp3" length="75741243" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/06-02-08.htm#060208</guid>
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<title>390: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF in SF Panel Discussion 05-17-08</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-26-08.htm#podcast053008</link>
<description>John Shirley, Daniel Marcus and Terry Bisson Mix It Up</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/053008-shirley-marcus.mp3" length="58083509" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-26-08.htm#podcast053008</guid>
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<title>389: Agony Column Podcast News Report : John Shirley Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-26-08.htm#podcast052908</link>
<description>"You Blundering Idiot, You Fucking Failed to Kill Me Again"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/052908-john_shirley_rd.mp3" length="38661000" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-26-08.htm#podcast052908</guid>
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<title>388: Agony Column Podcast News Report : John Shirley Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-26-08.htm#podcast052808</link>
<description>From the "Podcast" to the "Web-O-Net"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/052808-john_shirley_i.mp3" length="18282929" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-26-08.htm#podcast052808</guid>
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<title>387: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Daniel Marcus Reads 'Binding Energy' at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-26-08.htm#podcast052708</link>
<description>The Teller View</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/052708-marcus_rd.mp3" length="46427474" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-26-08.htm#podcast052708</guid>
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<title>386: A 2008 Interview with Jeffrey Alford</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-26-08.htm#052608</link>
<description>Twenty Years of Culture and Cuisine in the Unseen China</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/jeffrey_alford-2008.mp3" length="44331614" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-26-08.htm#052608</guid>
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<title>385: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Daniel Marcus at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-19-08.htm#podcast052308</link>
<description>Binding Energies</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/052308-marcus_i.mp3" length="14109400" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-19-08.htm#podcast052308</guid>
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<title>384: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Johnny Strike at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-19-08.htm#podcast052208</link>
<description>A Loud Humming Noise</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/052208-johnny_strike.mp3" length="13793523" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-19-08.htm#podcast052208</guid>
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<title>383: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Jerad Walters of Centipede Press</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-19-08.htm#podcast052108</link>
<description> Bringing Back the Best</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/052108-jwalters.mp3" length="29714051" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-19-08.htm#podcast052108</guid>
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<title>382:  Agony Column Podcast News Report : NPR First Books Series, Isamu Fukui</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-19-08.htm#podcast052008</link>
<description>Truancy</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/052008-fukuinpr.mp3" length="7996221" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-19-08.htm#podcast052008</guid>
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<title>381: A 2008 Interview with James D. Houston and Tom Killion</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-19-08.htm#051908</link>
<description>'Where Light Takes Its Color From the Sea'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/houston_killion-2008.mp3" length="65214265" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-19-08.htm#051908</guid>
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<title>380: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Seana Graham</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-12-08.htm#podcast051608</link>
<description>Script Frenzy</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/051608-sgraham.mp3" length="18896666" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-12-08.htm#podcast051608</guid>
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<title>379: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Bookseller Arsen Kashkashian</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-12-08.htm#podcast051508</link>
<description>Boulder Book Store</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/051508-kashkashian.mp3" length="28579535" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-12-08.htm#podcast051508</guid>
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<title>378: Justin Peacock Finds 'A Cure for Night'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-12-08.htm#051408</link>
<description>Agony Column Podcast News Report : Legally Informed, A 2008 Interview With Justin Peacock</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/051408-peacock.mp3" length="22526676" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-12-08.htm#051408</guid>
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<title>377: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A 2008 Interview With Rene Hicks</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-12-08.htm#podcast051308</link>
<description> "I'm Just One Blade of Grass"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/051308-rene_hicks.mp3" length="13335727" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-12-08.htm#podcast051308</guid>
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<title>376: A 2008 Interview with Eleanor Coppola</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-12-08.htm#051208</link>
<description>"It's a struggle - but the struggle enriches both aspects"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/eleanor_coppola-2008-n.mp3" length="52606916" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-12-08.htm#051208</guid>
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<title>375: Agony Column Podcast News Report : An Interview with Marga Gomez</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-05-08.htm#podcast050908</link>
<description>Comedy Vs. Tragedy</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/050908-gomez.mp3" length="21645642" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-05-08.htm#podcast050908</guid>
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<title>374: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Jeremy Lassen</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-05-08.htm#podcast050808</link>
<description>Agony Column Regular</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/050808-lassen.mp3" length="26410855" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-05-08.htm#podcast050808</guid>
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<title>373: Agony Column Podcast News Report : An Interview With Bookseller Steve Bercu</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-05-08.htm#podcast050708</link>
<description>Book People</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/050708-steve_bercu.mp3" length="27424527" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-05-08.htm#podcast050708</guid>
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<title>372: A 2008 Interview with Jessica Queller,Part 2</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-05-08.htm#podcast050608</link>
<description>"I took the test a second time"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/jessica_queller-2008-2.mp3" length="54964886" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-05-08.htm#podcast050608</guid>
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<title>371: A 2008 Interview with Jessica Queller (Part 1)</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-05-08.htm#050508</link>
<description>'Pretty Is What Changes' (Part 1)</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/jessica_queller-2008-1.mp3" length="56307789" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/05-05-08.htm#050508</guid>
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<title>370: Laurie Gough Travels to 'Kiss the Sunset Pig'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-28-08.htm#050208</link>
<description>Agony Column Podcast News Report : A 2008 Interview With Laurie Gough at Capitola Book Cafe</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/050208-gough.mp3" length="24014441" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-28-08.htm#050208</guid>
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<title>369: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Patricia A. McKillip Interviewed at SF in SF, April 20, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-28-08.htm#podcast050108</link>
<description>A Good Take</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/050108-mckillip.mp3" length="11351412" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-28-08.htm#podcast050108</guid>
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<title>368: Agony Column Podcast News Report : David Lunde, Patricia A. McKillip and Terry Bisson at SF in SF, April 20, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-28-08.htm#podcast043008</link>
<description>"Seems like we have a theme here"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/043008-lunde_mckillip.mp3" length="60342922" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-28-08.htm#podcast043008</guid>
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<title>367: Agony Column Podcast News Report : David Lunde Reads at SF in SF, April 20, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-28-08.htm#podcast042908</link>
<description>Instead</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/042908-lunde_rd.mp3" length="44169776" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-28-08.htm#podcast042908</guid>
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<title>366: A 2008 Interview with Pico Iyer</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-28-08.htm#042808</link>
<description>Pico Iyer Takes to 'The Open Road'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/pico_iyer-2008.mp3" length="47468959" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-28-08.htm#042808</guid>
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<title>365: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston at Capitola Book Café</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-21-08.htm#podcast042508</link>
<description>The Hip Pocket</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/042508-jwakatsukih.mp3" length="8474347" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-21-08.htm#podcast042508</guid>
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<title>364: James D. Houston Lives 'Where Light Takes Its Color From the Sea'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-21-08.htm#042408</link>
<description>Agony Column Podcast News Report from Capitola Book Café</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/042408-jhouston_cbc.mp3" length="12793956" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-21-08.htm#042408</guid>
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<title>363: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Patricia A. McKillip Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-21-08.htm#podcast042308</link>
<description>"The Bell at Sealey Head", Chapter 1</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/042308-mckillip_rd.mp3" length="36161460" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-21-08.htm#podcast042308</guid>
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<title>362: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with David Lunde at SF in SF on April 23, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-21-08.htm#podcast042208</link>
<description>SF Poetry</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/042208-david_lunde.mp3" length="12852535" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-21-08.htm#podcast042208</guid>
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<title>361: A 2008 Interview With Peter F. Hamilton</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-21-08.htm#042108</link>
<description>"There is no specific, set way to write"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/peter_f_hamilton-2008.mp3" length="70842946" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-21-08.htm#042108</guid>
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<title>360: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Joseph Ribeiro Knows 'The Importance of Being Earnest'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-14-08.htm#podcast041808</link>
<description>Cabrillo College Spring Theater Art Production</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/041808-ribeiro-lutl.mp3" length="21656108" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-14-08.htm#podcast041808</guid>
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<title>359: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A 2008 Interview with Tim Palmer</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-14-08.htm#041708</link>
<description>'Luminous Mountains'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/041708-palmer.mp3" length="29217176" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-14-08.htm#041708</guid>
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<title>358: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A 2008 Interview with Susan Chang, Editor for Isamu Fukui</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-14-08.htm#podcast041608</link>
<description>"The first time I'd ever seen anything like that"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/041608-chang-2008.mp3" length="11543513" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-14-08.htm#podcast041608</guid>
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<title>357: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A 2008 Interview with Matt Bialer, Agent for Isamu Fukui</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-14-08.htm#podcast041508</link>
<description>"A real, searing vision"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/041508-bialer-2008.mp3" length="11543513" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-14-08.htm#podcast041508</guid>
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<title>356: A 2008 Interview with Isamu Fukui</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-14-08.htm#041408</link>
<description>"Nothing really directly addressed the worst parts of school"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/isamu_fukui-2008.mp3" length="65769261" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-14-08.htm#041408</guid>
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<title>355: Agony Column Podcast News Report : NPR, Company Sued for Potentially Ending the World</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-07-08.htm#podcast041108</link>
<description>Wagner, Rucker, Dimopoulos and CERN</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/041108-cernnpr.mp3" length="7689843" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-07-08.htm#podcast041108</guid>
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<title>354: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Rudy Rucker and the LHC Lawsuit</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-07-08.htm#podcast041008</link>
<description>Science Fiction Tips the Universe on Its Side</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/041008-rudy_rucker.mp3" length="15706924" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-07-08.htm#podcast041008</guid>
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<title>353: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A 2008 Interview With Savas Dimopoulos</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-07-08.htm#040908</link>
<description>Other Universes</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/040908-dimolpoulos.mp3" length="45203662" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-07-08.htm#040908</guid>
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<title>352: Agony Column Podcast News Report: Walter Wagner of LHCDefense.org </title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-07-08.htm#podcast040808</link>
<description>"Almost a religious zeal on the part of physicists"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/040808-walter_wagner.mp3" length="37266166" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-07-08.htm#podcast040808</guid>
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<title>351: A 2008 Interview with Sandra Aamodt, Ph.D. and Sam Wang, Ph.D.</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-07-08.htm#040708</link>
<description>'Welcome to Your Brain : Why You Lose Your Car Keys but Never Forget How to Drive'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/aamodt-wang-2008.mp3" length="68176996" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/04-07-08.htm#040708</guid>
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<title>350: NPR First Books Toby Barlow Podcast</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-31-08.htm#podcast040408</link>
<description>Agony Column Podcast News Report : NPR First Books Toby Barlow : 'Sharp Teeth' Gives Werewolves an Epic Treatment</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/040408-barlow-npr.mp3" length="8639541" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-31-08.htm#podcast040408</guid>
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<title>349: "Machiavelli, Not Such a Bad Guy?"</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-31-08.htm#podcast040308</link>
<description>Agony Column Podcast News Report : NPR All Things Considered Report</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/040308-machiavelli-npr.mp3" length="6557201" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-31-08.htm#podcast040308</guid>
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<title>348: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Oxford English Dictionary Etymologist Dr. Katrin Thier</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-31-08.htm#podcast040208</link>
<description>"Match-Villain"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/040208-katrin_thier-2008.mp3" length="36761976" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-31-08.htm#podcast040208</guid>
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<title>347: A 2008 Interview with Peter Constantine</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-31-08.htm#040108</link>
<description>"The slangy, with-it expression at the time for somebody who is evil"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/peter_constantine_2008.mp3" length="59263276" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-31-08.htm#040108</guid>
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<title>346: A 2008 Interview with Albert Russell Ascoli</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-31-08.htm#033108</link>
<description>"Machiavelli himself wasn't Machiavellian"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/albert_ascoli_2008.mp3" length="47359659" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-31-08.htm#033108</guid>
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<title>345: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Terry Bisson, Jeffrey Ford and Tim Pratt</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-24-08.htm#podcast032808</link>
<description>Panel Discussion at SF in SF, March 16, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/032808-sfinsf-panel.mp3" length="47049293" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-24-08.htm#podcast032808</guid>
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<title>344: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Jeffrey Ford Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-24-08.htm#podcast032708</link>
<description>'The Drowned Life'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/032708-sfinsf-ford.mp3" length="66803321" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-24-08.htm#podcast032708</guid>
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<title>343: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Brief Interview With Jeffrey Ford</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-24-08.htm#podcast032608</link>
<description>SF in SF, March 16, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/032608-sfinsf-ford_i.mp3" length="10331810" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-24-08.htm#podcast032608</guid>
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<title>342: Agony Column Podcast News Report: A 2008 Interview with HarperCollins Editor Jennifer Barth</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-24-08.htm#podcast032508</link>
<description>Return to Sender</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/jennifer_barth-2008.mp3" length="47390036" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-24-08.htm#podcast032508</guid>
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<title>341: A 2008 Interview with Toby Barlow</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-24-08.htm#032408</link>
<description>Not Crying Wolf</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/toby_barlow-2008.mp3" length="56890080" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-24-08.htm#032408</guid>
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<title>340: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Nancy Bass Wyden of Strand Books, NY</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-17-08.htm#podcast032108</link>
<description>23 Miles of Books</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/032108-nancy_bass_wyden.mp3" length="35389062" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-17-08.htm#podcast032108</guid>
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<title>339: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Tim Pratt at SF in SF, March 16, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-17-08.htm#podcast032008</link>
<description>Briefly Interviewed</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/031908-sfinsf-pratt_i.mp3" length="10236606" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-17-08.htm#podcast032008</guid>
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<title>338: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Tim Pratt Reads Artifice and Intelligence</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-17-08.htm#podcast031908</link>
<description>SF in SF March 16, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/031908-sfinsf-pratt_2.mp3" length="22816148" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-17-08.htm#podcast031908</guid>
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<title>337: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Tim Pratt Reads The River Boy</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-17-08.htm#031808</link>
<description>SF in SF March 16, 2008</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/031808-sfinsf-pratt_1.mp3" length="19766706" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-17-08.htm#031808</guid>
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<title>336: A 2008 Interview with Paolo Bacigalupi and Jeremy Lassen</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-17-08.htm#031708</link>
<description>"Crossovers and Melding Points"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/bacigalupi-lassen-2008.mp3" length="65480092" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-17-08.htm#031708</guid>
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<title>335: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Stephen Youll</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-10-08.htm#podcast031408</link>
<description>Portrait of the Artist as Pixels</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/031408-stephen_youll.mp3" length="75285222" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-10-08.htm#podcast031408</guid>
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<title>334: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Thomas McNamee</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-10-08.htm#podcast031308</link>
<description>Alice Waters and Chez Panisse</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/031308-thomas_mcnamee.mp3" length="43450497" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-10-08.htm#podcast031308</guid>
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<title>333: Agony Column Podcast News : A 2006 Interview with Dr. Bruce Ames</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-10-08.htm#podcast031208</link>
<description>"Fear is easy to sell"</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/031208-bruce_ames.mp3" length="40302396" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-10-08.htm#podcast031208</guid>
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<title>332: A 2008 Interview with Alan Drew</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-10-08.htm#031108</link>
<description>Gardens of Water</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/alan_drew_2008.mp3" length="75691301" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-10-08.htm#031108</guid>
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<title>331: A 2008 Interview with Alan Katz</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-10-08.htm#031008</link>
<description>Oops</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/alan_katz_2008.mp3" length="63126065" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-10-08.htm#031008</guid>
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<title>330: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Toby Barlow's 'Sharp Teeth' Book Review </title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-03-08.htm#podcast030708</link>
<description>Let's Sing</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/030708-barlow_rvw.mp3" length="9552288" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-03-08.htm#podcast030708</guid>
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<title>329: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Seana Graham</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-03-08.htm#podcast030608</link>
<description>Report from the Writing Life</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/030608-seana_graham.mp3" length="17811225" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-03-08.htm#podcast030608</guid>
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<title>328: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Paolo Bacigalupi Reads 'The People of Sand and Slag' at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-03-08.htm#podcast030508</link>
<description>Table-Turning the Upside-Down Classics</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/030508-bacigalupi_rd.mp3" length="64129854" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-03-08.htm#podcast030508</guid>
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<title>327: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Brief Conversation With Paolo Bacigalupi At SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-03-08.htm#podcast030408</link>
<description>"A Bit Like A Homecoming"</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/030408-bacigalupi_int.mp3" length="8316003" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-03-08.htm#podcast030408</guid>
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<title>326: SF in SF Panel Discussion from February 23, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-03-08.htm#030308</link>
<description>"Science fiction is for real"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/sfinsf_022308_panel.mp3" length="70794219" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/03-03-08.htm#030308</guid>
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<title>325: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Bookseller Joyce Meskis</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-25-08.htm#podcast022908</link>
<description>Tattered Cover</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/022908-meskis-tattered.mp3" length="24024908" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-25-08.htm#podcast022908</guid>
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<title>324: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Carter Scholz at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-25-08.htm#podcast022808</link>
<description>"The Flight to San Francisco"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/022808-scholz_sfinsf.mp3" length="9476204" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-25-08.htm#podcast022808</guid>
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<title>323: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Terry Bisson at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-25-08.htm#podcast022708</link>
<description>Novels are hard</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/022708-bisson_sfinsf.mp3" length="11253714" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-25-08.htm#podcast022708</guid>
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<title>322: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Carter Scholz Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-25-08.htm#podcast022608</link>
<description>'Radiance'</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/022608-scholz_sfinsf.mp3" length="30281990" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-25-08.htm#podcast022608</guid>
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<title>321: A 2008 Capitola Book Café Interview with Debra Klein</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-25-08.htm#022508</link>
<description>'Yoruba Bata Goes Global'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/debra_klein_cbc_2008.mp3" length="33968544" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-25-08.htm#022508</guid>
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<title>320: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Publisher Jack Estes</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-18-08.htm#podcast022208</link>
<description>Pleasure Boat Studio</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/022208-jack_estes.mp3" length="31422599" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-18-08.htm#podcast022208</guid>
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<title>319: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Charles Bock First Book for NPR</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-18-08.htm#podcast022108</link>
<description>'Beautiful Children'</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/022108-bock_1stbook_npr.mp3" length="7312663" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-18-08.htm#podcast022108</guid>
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<title>318: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Catching Up With Erika Mailman</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-18-08.htm#podcast022008</link>
<description>The HWA and the Stokers</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/022008-erika_mailman.mp3" length="18859626" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-18-08.htm#podcast022008</guid>
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<title>317: Agony Column Podcast News Report: 'Mysterious California'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-18-08.htm#021908</link>
<description>A Criminal Environment</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/021908-mystcal_panel.mp3" length="70774304" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-18-08.htm#021908</guid>
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<title>316: A 2008 Interview with John Burnham Schwartz</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-18-08.htm#021808</link>
<description>'The Commoner'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/john_burnham_schwarz-2008.mp3" length="37900794" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-18-08.htm#021808</guid>
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<title>315: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Bob Eggleton</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-11-08.htm#podcast021508</link>
<description>Words Without Pictures</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/021508-bob_eggleton.mp3" length="40079299" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-11-08.htm#podcast021508</guid>
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<title>314: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Christopher Phillips Chats Up 'Socrates in Love: Philosophy for a Die-Hard Romantic'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-11-08.htm#021408</link>
<description>Oddly On-Topic</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>313: Agony Column Podcast News Report Shannon McGinnis 'The 10 Minute Tidy'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-11-08.htm#021308</link>
<description>Clear the Clutter</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>312: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Chatting With Christopher Moore at Capitola Book Cafe</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-11-08.htm#podcast021208</link>
<description>The Bible According to Lamb</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>311: A 2008 Interview With Charles Bock</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-11-08.htm#021108</link>
<description>'Beautiful Children' Review</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-11-08.htm#021108</guid>
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<title>310: Agony Column Podcast News Report With Jeremy Lassen : Nuts and Bolts of Book Distribution</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-04-08.htm#podcast020808</link>
<description>"It's not a completely corrupt process"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-04-08.htm#podcast020808</guid>
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<title>309: Agony Column Podcast News Report : NPR First Book Series 5  Michael Harvey</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-04-08.htm#podcast020708</link>
<description>The Deadline Effect</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-04-08.htm#podcast020708</guid>
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<title>308: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Laurie R. King Live at KUSP, January 25, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-04-08.htm#podcast020608</link>
<description>Your Questions, Answered</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/020608-laurie_king.mp3" length="68689515" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-04-08.htm#podcast020608</guid>
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<title>307: Agony Column Podcast News Report : SF in SF Panel</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-04-08.htm#podcast020508</link>
<description>Terry Bisson, Peter S. Beagle, Mark Ferrari Discuss Fantasy</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-04-08.htm#podcast020508</guid>
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<title>306: A 2008 Interview With Beth Lisick</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-04-08.htm#020408</link>
<description> 'helping me help myself'</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/02-04-08.htm#020408</guid>
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<title>305: Neil Shubin Unveils 'Your Inner Fish'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-28-08.htm#020108</link>
<description>A Journey Into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-28-08.htm#020108</guid>
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<title>304: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Paul Kennedy, Bookseller</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-28-08.htm#podcast013108</link>
<description>"It does not pay for a living"</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-28-08.htm#podcast013108</guid>
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<title>303: Peter S. Beagle Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-28-08.htm#013008</link>
<description>An Essay on Author Robert Nathan</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-28-08.htm#013008</guid>
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<title>302: Mark J. Ferrari Reads from 'The Book of Joby' at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-28-08.htm#012908</link>
<description>Actual, Real Fantasy</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-28-08.htm#012908</guid>
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<title>301: A 2008 Interview with Laurie R. King</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-28-08.htm#012808</link>
<description>"A thousand years of established history"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-28-08.htm#012808</guid>
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<title>300: Jeff and Ann VanderMeer Meet 'The New Weird'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-21-08.htm#012508</link>
<description>Not the Same As the Old Weird</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/012508-vandermeers.mp3" length="44517257" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-21-08.htm#012508</guid>
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<title>299: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Peter S. Beagle Interviewed at SF in SF January 19, 2008</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-21-08.htm#podcast012408</link>
<description>Fantasy occurs, really, in the corner of the eye</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-21-08.htm#podcast012408</guid>
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<title>298: Agony Column Podcast News Report: A Conversation With Mark J. Ferrari</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-21-08.htm#podcast012308</link>
<description>SF IN SF for January 19, 2008 : A Conversation With Mark J. Ferrari : Words and Pictures</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-21-08.htm#podcast012308</guid>
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<title>297: Miceal Ledwith and Klaus Heinemann Unveil 'The Orb Project'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-21-08.htm#012208</link>
<description>A Conversation With Miceal Ledwith at Gateways Books and Gifts</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-21-08.htm#012208</guid>
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<title>296: A 2008 Interview With Michael Pollan</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-21-08.htm#012108</link>
<description>"This a food that's left the realm of food"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/michael_pollan_2008.mp3" length="86444913" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-21-08.htm#012108</guid>
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<title>295: Sylvia Sellers-Garcia Knows 'When the Ground Turns In Its Sleep'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-14-08.htm#011808</link>
<description>"It's inevitable that we edit"</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-14-08.htm#011808</guid>
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<title>294: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Hugo Chat With Jeremy Lassen</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-14-08.htm#podcast011708</link>
<description>Probably the first of many</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>293: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With John Picacio</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-14-08.htm#podcast011608</link>
<description>Cover Story</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>292: Eric Weiner Explores 'The Geography of Bliss'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-14-08.htm#011508</link>
<description>Database of Happiness</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-14-08.htm#011508</guid>
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<title>291: A 2007 Interview with Vikram Chandra</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-14-08.htm#011408</link>
<description>"Deeply felt and loudly expressed"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-interviews/vikram_chandra_2008.mp3" length="84868642" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-14-08.htm#011408</guid>
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<title>290: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Malcolm Bell of Bookfellows Books</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-07-08.htm#podcast011108</link>
<description>Mystery, Imagination and Bookselling</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/011108-mbell_bookfellows.mp3" length="23183562" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-07-08.htm#podcast011108</guid>
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<title>289: Charlie Huston Spills 'Half the Blood of Brooklyn'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-07-08.htm#011008</link>
<description>And He Swears A Lot As Well</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/011008-charlie_huston.mp3" length="41103020" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-07-08.htm#011008</guid>
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<title>288: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Champagne Toast for 'Touchstone'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-07-08.htm#podcast010908</link>
<description>Email Your Questions for Laurie R. King</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-07-08.htm#podcast010908</guid>
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<title>287: A Panel Discussion with Mollie Katzen, Michael Pollan and Ann Vileisis 2</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-07-08.htm#podcast010808</link>
<description>The New American Meal</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 07 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-07-08.htm#podcast010808</guid>
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<title>286: A Panel Discussion with Mollie Katzen, Michael Pollan and Ann Vileisis 1</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-07-08.htm#010708</link>
<description>The New American Meal</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2008/01-07-08.htm#010708</guid>
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<title>285: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A 2008 Interview With Ann Vileisis [Part 2]</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-31-07.htm#010408</link>
<description>Stories From Food</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-31-07.htm#010408</guid>
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<title>284: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Jeremy Lassen : Best Books of 2007, Part 2</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-31-07.htm#podcast010308</link>
<description>Email me your suggestions</description>
<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>283: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Jeremy Lassen : Best Books of 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-31-07.htm#podcast010208</link>
<description>Email me your suggestions</description>
<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jan 2008 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>282: A 2007 Interview With Charles Stross, Part 2</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-31-07.htm#010108</link>
<description>A Dolphin for President</description>
<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2008/2008-news/010108-charles_stross_2.mp3" length="45009129" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-31-07.htm#010108</guid>
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<title>281: A 2007 Interview With Charles Stross, Part 1</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-31-07.htm#123107</link>
<description>"Walking through a Hollywood movie"</description>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2007/2007-news/123107-charles_stross_1.mp3" length="48276743" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-31-07.htm#123107</guid>
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<title>280: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Isabel Allende Remixed</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-24-07.htm#podcast122807</link>
<description>Burying Freedom</description>
<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>279: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Lou Anders, Editor of Pyr Books</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-24-07.htm#podcast122707</link>
<description>"The Future is happening faster and faster all the time"</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-24-07.htm#podcast122707</guid>
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<title>278: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Review of 'Halting State' by Charles Stross</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-24-07.htm#122607</link>
<description>Does It Always Have to Be All About You Yes</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-24-07.htm#122607</guid>
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<title>277: A 2007 Conversation With Eddie Fung and Judy Yung</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-24-07.htm#122507</link>
<description>'The Adventures of Eddie Fung: Chinatown Kid, Texas Cowboy, Prisoner of War'</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-24-07.htm#122507</guid>
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<title>276: A 2007 Interview With Reverend Sharon Delgado</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-24-07.htm#122407</link>
<description>Shaking the Gates of Hell</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-24-07.htm#122407</guid>
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<title>275: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Tim Holman, Editor of Orbit Books</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-17-07.htm#podcast122007</link>
<description>Equalizing SF and F</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-17-07.htm#podcast122007</guid>
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<title>274: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Christmas Conversation With Jeremy Lassen</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-17-07.htm#podcast121907</link>
<description>A Codex Seriphianus Holiday</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-17-07.htm#podcast121907</guid>
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<title>273: Agony Column Podcast News Report: A 2007 Interview with Ann Vileisis</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-17-07.htm#podcast121807</link>
<description>Bringing Stories Back to the Kitchen</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>272: A 2007 Interview with Frank Delaney</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-17-07.htm#121707</link>
<description>Everything You Need to Aunt</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-17-07.htm#121707</guid>
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<title>271: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Pete Atkins Reads The King of Outer Space</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-10-07.htm#podcast121407</link>
<description>Fiction Reading</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-10-07.htm#podcast121407</guid>
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<title>270:Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Rusty Morrison</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-10-07.htm#podcast121307</link>
<description>Greeting the Omnidawn</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-10-07.htm#podcast121307</guid>
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<title>269:Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Felix Gilman</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-10-07.htm#podcast121207</link>
<description>Thunderer and Dickens</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-10-07.htm#podcast121207</guid>
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<title>268: Agony Column Podcast News Report : NPR Story Author Writes First Book in New Language</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-10-07.htm#podcast121107</link>
<description>Xiaolu Guo Film News</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-10-07.htm#podcast121107</guid>
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<title>267: A 2007 Interview With Bettina Aptheker and Megan Seely</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-10-07.htm#121007</link>
<description>The Personal and the Political</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-10-07.htm#121007</guid>
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<title>266: Agony Column Podcast News : A Conversation With Jeremy Lassen of Nightshade Books : E-Books and Free Books</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-03-07.htm#podcast120707</link>
<description>Speaking With Jeremey Lassen Episode 2</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2007/2007-news/120707-lassen_2_ebooks.mp3" length="26767744" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-03-07.htm#podcast120707</guid>
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<title>265: Agony Column Podcast News : Kathryn Petruccelli Interviews Bill Minor</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-03-07.htm#podcast120607</link>
<description>Trek: Lips, Sunny, Pecker and Me</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-03-07.htm#podcast120607</guid>
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<title>264:Agony Column Podcast News Report : Dana Mackenzie 'The Big Splat'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-03-07.htm#podcast120507</link>
<description>The Moon Sees Me</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 04 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-03-07.htm#podcast120507</guid>
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<title>263: Agony Column Podcast News Report :  NPR Weekend Edition Sunday Report</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-03-07.htm#podcast120407</link>
<description>Artificial Intelligence Enters Brave New World</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-03-07.htm#podcast120407</guid>
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<title>262: Michael Krasny is 'Off Mike'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-03-07.htm#120307</link>
<description>A 2007 Interview With Michael Krasny and Review of 'Off Mike: A Memoir of Talk Radio and Literary Life'</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/12-03-07.htm#120307</guid>
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<title>261: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Vagabond Books</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-26-07.htm#podcast113007</link>
<description>On the Road to Perdition</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-26-07.htm#podcast113007</guid>
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<title>260: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Molly Gloss, Karen Joy Fowler and Terry Bisson</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-26-07.htm#podcast112907</link>
<description>SF in SF Discussion, November 17, 2007</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>259: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Karen Joy Fowler Interviewed at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-26-07.htm#podcast112807</link>
<description>Ambiguity is a Tool, Not a Mistake</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>258: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Karen Joy Fowler Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-26-07.htm#podcast112707</link>
<description>"The Last Worders"</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>257: A 2007 Interview With Andrew Szasz</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-26-07.htm#112607</link>
<description>"You're not getting the kind of protection that you think you're getting"</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-26-07.htm#112607</guid>
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<title>256: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Bookseller Maryelizabeth Hart</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-19-07.htm#112307</link>
<description>Mysterious Galaxy</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-19-07.htm#112307</guid>
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<title>255: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Jeremy Lassen of Night Shade Books</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-19-07.htm#podcast112207</link>
<description>Taking on NY</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-19-07.htm#podcast112207</guid>
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<title>254: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Molly Gloss from SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-19-07.htm#podcast112107</link>
<description>Strange Lights in the Sky</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-19-07.htm#podcast112107</guid>
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<title>253: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Molly Gloss from SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-19-07.htm#podcast112007</link>
<description>"Lambing Season"</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-19-07.htm#podcast112007</guid>
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<title>252: Tom Brokaw at the Rio Theater</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-19-07.htm#111907</link>
<description>'Boom!'</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-19-07.htm#111907</guid>
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<title>251: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Phone Interview with Andrew Szasz</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-12-07.htm#podcast111607</link>
<description>'Shopping Our Way to Safety: How We Changed from Protecting the Environment to Protecting Ourselves'</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>250: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Ralph Angel and Alta Ifland</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-12-07.htm#podcast111507</link>
<description>Reaching Inward</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-12-07.htm#podcast111507</guid>
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<title>249: Agony Column Podcast News Report :A Conversation With Bookseller Elaine Petrocelli of Book Passage</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-12-07.htm#podcast111407</link>
<description>Writers Aplenty, Events Galore</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-12-07.htm#podcast111407</guid>
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<title>248: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Live from Shakespeare Santa Cruz The Princess and the Pea "Pea Chair Tour" at Capitola Book Cafe</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-12-07.htm#podcast111307</link>
<description>Creating a New Generation of Readers</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2007/2007-news/111307-ssc_pea.mp3" length="14839449" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-12-07.htm#podcast111307</guid>
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<title>247: A 2007 Interview with Tom Brokaw</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-12-07.htm#111207</link>
<description>"It troubles me..."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-12-07.htm#111207</guid>
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<title>246: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Ed Thomas, Owner of Book Carnival</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-05-07.htm#podcast110907</link>
<description>Hanging Out With Dean R. Koontz</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-05-07.htm#podcast110907</guid>
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<title>245: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Phone Interview with Tom Brokaw : Long-Haired Hippies Vs Ronald Reagan in Santa Cruz</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-05-07.htm#podcast110807</link>
<description>Tom Brokaw's 'Boom! Voices of the Sixties' : History Speaks</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 07 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-05-07.htm#podcast110807</guid>
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<title>244: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Ann Aurelia Lopez Undertakes 'The Farmworker's Journey'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-05-07.htm#podcast110707</link>
<description>Policy and Humanity</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>243: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A 2007 Interview with Eduardo Machado and Michael Domitrovich</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-05-07.htm#podcast110607</link>
<description>Ghosts of Characters Past</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>242: A 2007 Interview With Erika Mailman</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-05-07.htm#110507</link>
<description>"When to use torture, how to use torture..."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/11-05-07.htm#110507</guid>
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<title>241: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation With Jeff Ayers, Manager of Forbidden Planet, NY</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-29-07.htm#podcast110207</link>
<description>This Side of the Pond</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-29-07.htm#podcast110207</guid>
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<title>240: Agony Column Podcast News Report :  Talking Food With Mollie Katzen</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-29-07.htm#podcast110107</link>
<description>Call Any Vegetable</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-29-07.htm#podcast110107</guid>
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<title>239: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Janet and Chris Atwood Take 'The Passion Test'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-29-07.htm#podcast103107</link>
<description>Make a List, Check it Monthly</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-29-07.htm#podcast103107</guid>
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<title>238: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Kage Baker Reads at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-29-07.htm#podcast10307</link>
<description>Welcome to Sutro Park</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>237: SF in SF Podcast : A Panel Discussion With Kage Baker and Eliot Fintushel Moderated by Terry Bisson</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-29-07.htm#102907</link>
<description>Next time, be there</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-29-07.htm#102907</guid>
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<title>236: Agony Column Podcast News Report : 'Tastes Like Cuba'</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-22-07.htm#podcast102607</link>
<description>Eduardo Machado's Memoir with Recipes and Michael Domitrovich</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-22-07.htm#podcast102607</guid>
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<title>235: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Eliot Fintushel Reads "How the Little Rabbi Grew" at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-22-07.htm#podcast102507</link>
<description>Reading to the Dark, part 2</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-22-07.htm#podcast102507</guid>
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<title>234: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Jamais Cascio at Singularity Summit</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-22-07.htm#podcast102407</link>
<description>"Science Fiction is a really nice way of uncovering the tacit desires for tomorrow...."</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-22-07.htm#podcast102407</guid>
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<title>233: Agony Column Podcast News ; Eliot Fintushel at SF in SF</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/10-22-07.htm#podcast102307</link>
<description>The Mime Speaks</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>232: A 2007 Interview With Steve Almond</title>
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<title>231: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A 2007 Conversation With Ann Packer</title>
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<title>230: Agony Column Podcast News Report :  NPR Report on Austin Grossman</title>
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<title>229: Agony Column Podcast News Report:  A Conversation With Scott Hamman and Tammie Stallings of Handee Books</title>
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<title>228: Agony Column Podcast News Report : Live at the Capitola Book Cafe With Andrew Kimbrell</title>
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<title>227: A 2007 Interview with Andrew Kimbrell</title>
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<title>226: Agony Column Podcast News : A Conversation With Gail Tsukiyama</title>
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<title>225: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Dave Nee from The Other Change of Hobbit</title>
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<title>224: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A Conversation with Dr. Rodney Brooks at Singularity Summit</title>
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<title>223: Agony Column Podcast News : An Audio Review of Whitley Strieber's '2012: The War for Souls'</title>
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<title>222: A 2007 Interview With Michael Harvey</title>
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<title>221: Agony Column Podcast News : A 2007 Interview with Kathryn Petruccelli and Nikki Giovanni</title>
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<title>220: Agony Column Podcast News Report : A 2007 Interview With Doctor Barney Pell</title>
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<title>219: Howard V. Hendrix Reads at SF in SF</title>
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<title>218: Scott Sigler Reads from 'Infection'</title>
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<title>217: A 2007 Interview With Kate Christensen</title>
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<title>216: James Hughes, At Singularity Summit</title>
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<title>215: A Conversation With Bookseller Jack Rems</title>
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<title>214: A Conversation With Peg Kingman</title>
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<title>213: Avoiding Death With Owen Egerton</title>
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<title>212: The Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Wretch Debate</title>
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<title>211: Sampling Dark Delicacies with Del Howison</title>
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<title>210: The Women of Mystery Book Club</title>
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<description>Agony Column Podcast News : From Readers to Writers</description>
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<title>209: A Chat with Charlie Huston [Spoilers]</title>
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<title>208: Kathryn Petruccelli Speaks With Belle Yang</title>
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<title>207: A Report from the Singularity Summit 2007</title>
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<title>206: A Conversation With Saul Landau: 'A Bush and Botox World'</title>
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<title>205: Interview with Ed Kaufman, M for Mystery Books</title>
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<title>204: An Audio Book Review of Xiaolu Guo's 'A Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers'</title>
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<title>203: Paul Saffo at the Singularity Summit</title>
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<title>202: Dr. J. Storrs Hall: IA and AI</title>
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<title>201: A Conversation With Ruthanne Lum McCunn and Fan Wu</title>
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<title>200: Talking Books with Michael DeSarno</title>
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<title>199: A Conversation With Kim Stanley Robinson</title>
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<title>198: Agony Column Podcast News: A Conversation With Laura Furman, Editor of 'The O. Henry Prize Stories'</title>
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<title>197: A 2007 Interview With Guo Xiaolu</title>
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<title>196: Preview for Podcast of Monday, September 3, 2007</title>
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<title>195: Agony Column Podcast News : Alan Beatts, Borderlands Books</title>
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<title>194: Agony Column Podcast News: A Short Interview with Xiaolu Guo</title>
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<title>193: Pirate Women, Bookshop Santa Cruz and Seana Graham, Contributor to Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet</title>
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<title>192: Adrianne Ahern Wants You to 'Snap Out of It NOW'</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>191: A 2007 Interview with Kaui Hart Hemmings</title>
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<description>The Truth Hurts School of Humor</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>190: Preview for Podcast of August 20, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-20-07.htm#082607</link>
<description>"It was too hot to rebel."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2007 06:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>189: A 2007 Interview With Peter F. Hamilton, 18 minutes</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-20-07.htm#podcast082407</link>
<description>Agony Column Podcast News</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>188: Mark V. Ziesing, Bookseller, 11 minutes</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-20-07.htm#podcast082307</link>
<description>Agony Column Podcast News</description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>187: Alan Cheuse at the Capitola Book Cafe, 11 minutes</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-20-07.htm#podcast082207</link>
<description>Agony Column Podcast News</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-20-07.htm#podcast082207</guid>
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<title>186: Launching a New Podcast:Agony Column Audio News</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-20-07.htm#082107</link>
<description>Gavin Grant, Karen Joy Fowler, and Kelly Link on 'Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-20-07.htm#082107</guid>
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<title>185: A 2007 Conversation With Alan Cheuse</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-20-07.htm#082007</link>
<description>"It's a tremendous amount of personal power that we gain when we learn how to read."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-20-07.htm#082007</guid>
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<title>184: Preview for Podcast of August 20, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-13-07.htm#081907</link>
<description>Why to read.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Aug 2007 13:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-13-07.htm#081907</guid>
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<title>183: A 2007 Interview With William Gibson</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-13-07.htm#081307</link>
<description>"Writing a novel like this is like inviting the zeitgeist in for tea."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-13-07.htm#081307</guid>
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<title>182: Preview for Podcast of Monday, August 13, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-06-07.htm#081107</link>
<description>Not enough future to go around.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-06-07.htm#081107</guid>
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<title>181: A 2007 Interview of Jean Thompson by KUSP's Kathryn Petruccelli</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-06-07.htm#080607</link>
<description>"She was not at all religious but she did believe in guilt."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/08-06-07.htm#080607</guid>
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<title>180: Preview for Podcast of Monday, August 6, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-30-07.htm#080406</link>
<description>Watch out for falling anvils.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2007 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-30-07.htm#080406</guid>
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<title>179: A 2007 Interview With Richard Morgan</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-30-07.htm#MorganRichard</link>
<description>They drink it and piss it up against a wall, or buy an expensive truck.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-30-07.htm#MorganRichard</guid>
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<title>178: Harry Potter Release Report</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-30-07.htm#hp</link>
<description>Talking to readers of the Harry Potter series about how they have grown.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-30-07.htm#hp</guid>
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<title>177: Preview for Podcast of July 30, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-23-07.htm#072807</link>
<description>"Wake up and smell the burning flesh."</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-23-07.htm#072807</guid>
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<title>176: A 2007 Conversation with Faith Popcorn</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-23-07.htm#072307</link>
<description>"I think people should be a lot more worried about what seems to be the obvious projection."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-23-07.htm#072307</guid>
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<title>175: Preview for Podcast of Monday, July 23, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-16-07.htm#072107</link>
<description>We have the future.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jul 2007 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-16-07.htm#072107</guid>
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<title>174: A 2007 Interview With Jeff Prucher</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-16-07.htm#071607</link>
<description>"It's hard to trace the lines of influence because the boundaries are so loose."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-16-07.htm#071607</guid>
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<title>173: Preview for Podcast of Monday, July 16, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-09-07.htm#071407</link>
<description>Where no lexicographer has gone before.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jul 2007 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-09-07.htm#071407</guid>
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<title>172:A 2007 Conversation with John Burdett</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-09-07.htm#070907</link>
<description>Original sin, no thanks.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-09-07.htm#070907</guid>
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<title>171: Preview for Podcast of Monday, July 09, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-02-07.htm#070707</link>
<description>"Are you doing the right thing."</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jul 2007 16:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-02-07.htm#070707</guid>
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<title>170: A 2007 Interview with Austin Grossman</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-02-07.htm#070207</link>
<description>"I wanted to savor how really cool it is to hang out with superheroes"</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/07-02-07.htm#070207</guid>
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<title>169: A 2007 Interview with Susanna Moore</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-25-07.htm#062507</link>
<description>"There's something about it that bothers you"</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-25-07.htm#062507</guid>
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<title>168: Preview for Podcast of Monday, June 25, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-18-07.htm#moore</link>
<description>Compelling reading.</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2007 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-18-07.htm#moore</guid>
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<title>167: From NPR All Things Considered: Readers Sucked in By Vampire Fiction</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-18-07.htm#vampire_npr</link>
<description>Post Mortem. Original Air Date 06-16-2007.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-18-07.htm#vampire_npr</guid>
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<title>166: A 2007 Interview with Jim Crace</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-18-07.htm#061807</link>
<description>"That's an optimism which is made from granite."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-18-07.htm#061807</guid>
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<title>165:  Preview for Podcast of Monday, June 18, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-11-07.htm#061707</link>
<description>Be prepared.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jun 2007 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-11-07.htm#061707</guid>
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<title>164: A 2007 Interview of Helen Simpson by Kathryn Petruccelli </title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-11-07.htm#061107</link>
<description>"Farce, it's just tragedy speeded up"</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jun 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-11-07.htm#061107</guid>
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<title>163: Preview for Podcast of Monday, June 11, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-04-07.htm#SimpsonHelen</link>
<description>Speed of Life</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-04-07.htm#SimpsonHelen</guid>
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<title>162: A 2007 Interview with John Scalzi</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-04-07.htm#060407</link>
<description>"I blow stuff up real good."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jun 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/06-04-07.htm#060407</guid>
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<title>161:Preview for Podcast of Monday, June 4, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-28-07.htm#060207</link>
<description>"I blow stuff up real good."</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-28-07.htm#060207</guid>
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<title>160:A 2007 Interview With Daniel Wilson</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-28-07.htm#052807</link>
<description>"A lot of these technologies seem like magic."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-28-07.htm#052807</guid>
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<title>159:Preview for Podcast of Monday, May 28, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-21-07.htm#052607</link>
<description>Fail to scale.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 26 May 2007 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-21-07.htm#052607</guid>
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<title>158: A 2007 Interview With Charlaine Harris</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-21-07.htm#052107</link>
<description>Death and taxes.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-21-07.htm#052107</guid>
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<title>157: Preview for Podcast of Monday, May 21, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-14-07.htm#051807-2</link>
<description>Death and taxes.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-14-07.htm#051807-2</guid>
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<title>156: A 2007 Interview With John Marks</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-14-07.htm#051407</link>
<description>"Satirizing a world that is satirizing itself every single day is a very difficult prospect."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-14-07.htm#051407</guid>
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<title>155: Preview for Podcast of Monday, May 14, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-07-07.htm#051307</link>
<description>"The murder, the atrocity, the barbarity of the race being dug up out of the ground."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2007 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-07-07.htm#051307</guid>
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<title>154: A 2007 Interview With Chuck Palahniuk</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-07-07.htm#050707</link>
<description>"Show it that you are not its bitch."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/05-07-07.htm#050707</guid>
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<title>153: Preview for Podcast of Monday, May 7, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/04-30-07.htm#050607</link>
<description>Life's a. </description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 12:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/04-30-07.htm#050607</guid>
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<title>152: A 2007 Interview with David Shipley and Will Schwalbe</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/04-30-07.htm#043007</link>
<description>Reply without regret.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007//04-30-07.htm#043007</guid>
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<title>151: Preview for Podcast of Monday, April 30, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/04-23-07.htm#042807</link>
<description>Don't press that send button.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/04-23-07.htm#0428107</guid>
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<title>150: A 2007 Interview With Jonathan Lethem</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/04-23-07.htm#042307</link>
<description>"You have to be a fake before you can be real"</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/jonathan_lethem_2007.mp3" length="269501" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/04-23-07.htm#042307</guid>
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<title>149: Preview for Podcast of Monday, April 23, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/04-16-07.htm#042107</link>
<description>"You have to be a fake before you can be real"</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2007 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>148: A 2007 Interview With Scott Rosenberg</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Apr 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>147: Preview for Podcast of Monday, April 16, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/04-09-07.htm#041407</link>
<description>The problem was much bigger than that.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>146: A 2007 Interview with John Shirley</title>
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<description>"It's Dangerous To Be Aware"</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>145: A 2007 Interview with Jon Clinch</title>
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<description> Raisins d'etre.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>144: Preview for Podcast of Monday, April 2, 2007</title>
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<description> Raisins d'etre.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>143: A 2007 Interview With James D. Houston</title>
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<description>Every Family is a Conspiracy.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>142: Preview for Podcast of Monday, March 26, 2007</title>
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<description>History and this place.</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>141: Moore and the movies, an excerpt from a 2007 Interview with Christopher Moore</title>
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<description>"They still have to do their laundry, even if you're sleeping in dirt"</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>140: A 2007 Interview with Christopher Moore</title>
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<description>"They still have to do their laundry, even if you're sleeping in dirt"</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>139: Preview for Podcast of Monday, March 19, 2007</title>
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<description>Get ready to go.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>138: A 2007 Interview with Jenn Ramage and Vendela Vida</title>
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<description>Drinking Reindeer Blood</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>138: A Preview of The Agony Column Podcast for Monday, March 12, 2007</title>
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<description>Everybody's Joiking</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>137: A 2007 Interview with China Mieville</title>
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<description>Beneath the Abcity</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>136: The Consequences of Fantasy</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2007 13:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>135: A 2005 Interview With Ian McDonald</title>
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<description>"The Power of the Edit Is a Mighty, Mighty Thing"</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>134: A 2007 Interview With Guy Gavriel Kay</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>133: A Conqueror's Fantasy: Preview For Podcast of Monday February 26, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/02-19-07.htm#022407</link>
<description>Preview For Podcast of Monday February 26, 2007</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2007 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>132: A 2007 Interview with Ann Cummins by Kathryn Petruccelli</title>
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<description>Where the Dust Settles</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 18 Feb 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>131: Where the Dust Settles Promo For Podcast of Monday February 19, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/02-12-07.htm#021707</link>
<description>Thanks out to KUSP.</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 17 Feb 2007 09:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>130: A 2007 Interview With Cory Doctorow</title>
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<description>The Book Is 'Overclocked', The Man Is Overbooked</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>129: Preview for Podcast Monday, February 12, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/02-05-07.htm#021007</link>
<description>"The Meat Is Not You" Music by Billy C Reed, Dan Ranalli, Rick Kleffel</description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2007 04:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>128:A 2007 Interview With Dan Simmons</title>
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<description>"There's a novel in here"</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>127: Preview for Podcast Monday, February 5, 2007</title>
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<description>A Chilling Terror</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>126: Podcast of Dragons Get a Modern Image Makeover</title>
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<description>High-Quality Direct from NPR MP3</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>126: A 2007 Interview With David Lynch</title>
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<description>Room to Dream</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>125: Preview for Monday, January 29, 2007</title>
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<description>Follow the Leader</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>124: A 2007 Interview With Charlie Huston</title>
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<description>Eye-Biting, Funny or Horrific</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>123: Economic Genre Fiction: A Report for NPR Weekend Edition Sunday, January 6, 2007</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/01-15-07.htm#nprreport010607</link>
<description>Balance Your Checkbook</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>122: A 2007 Interview With Rudy Rucker</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>121: A 2006 Interview With Charles Frazier</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2007/01-08-07.htm#010807</link>
<description>History As An Alien World</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2007 19:00:00 PST</pubDate>
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<title>120: A 2006 Interview With Christopher Paolini</title>
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<description>We've Got Five Years</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>119: A 2006 Interview with Anne and Todd McCaffrey</title>
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<description>Speaking With Legend</description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>118: A 2006 Interview with Heidi Julavits</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>117: A 2006 Interview With Kate Elliott and Melanie Rawn, Part 2</title>
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<description>Idea Soup</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>116: A 2006 Interview With Kate Elliott and Melanie Rawn, Part 1</title>
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<description>Idea Soup</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>115: Kathryn Petruccelli Interviews Frank McCourt</title>
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<description>Teacher Man</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>114: A 2006 Interview with Richard Ford</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Nov 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>113: A 2006 Interview with Erik Larson</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Nov 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>112: Jenn Ramage Interviews Kate Atkinson 2006</title>
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<description>'One Good Turn'</description>
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<title>111: NPR Rolling Darkness Revue Podcast</title>
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<title>110: A 2006 Interview with Mark Z. Danielewski</title>
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<description>Turning the Literary World Upside-Down</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Oct 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>109: A 2006 Interview with Scott E. Smith</title>
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<description>Spoilers, Movies and More</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>108: A 2006 Interview with Amir D. Aczel</title>
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<description>The Bourbaki New Math Hoax Exposed</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
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<title>107: A 2006 Interview with Jennifer Egan</title>
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<description>Unlocking the Depths of 'The Keep'</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Oct 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/10-09-06.htm#100906</guid>
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<item>
<title>106: A 2006 Interview with Jeff VanderMeer</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/10-02-06.htm#100206</link>
<description>Man Behind the Squid and Fungus</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/jeff_vandermeer_2006.mp3" length="66707304" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/10-02-06.htm#100206</guid>
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<item>
<title>105: A 2006 Interview with Charles Stross</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/09-25-06.htm#092506</link>
<description>Genre Ducking</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/09-25-06.htm#0925106</guid>
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<item>
<title>104: A 2006 Interview With Naomi Novik</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/09-18-06.htm#091806</link>
<description>Shortly Before Dragons Conquered the World</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/naomi_novik_2006.mp3" length="80773242" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 17 Sep 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/09-18-06.htm#0918106</guid>
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<item>
<title>103: A 2006 Interview With David Louis Edelman</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/09-11-06.htm#091106</link>
<description>Preparing for the 'InfoQuake'</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/09-11-06.htm#091106</guid>
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<item>
<title>102: A 2006 Interview With Keith Donohue</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/09-04-06.htm#090406</link>
<description>Pulling the Wings From Disney's Fairies</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/keith_donohue_2006.mp3" length="72374636" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/09-04-06.htm#090406</guid>
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<item>
<title>101: Harlan Ellison Worldcon 200</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/08-28-06.htm#EllisonHarlan</link>
<description>WARNING Potentially VERY offensive and very entertaining.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/harlan_ellison_wc2006.mp3" length="94819703" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/08-28-06.htm#EllisonHarlan</guid>
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<item>
<title>100: A Worldcon 2006 Report</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/08-28-06.htm#wc2006</link>
<description>A collection of sounds.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/worldcon_report_2006.mp3" length="27386793" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 27 Aug 2006 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/08-28-06.htm#wc2006</guid>
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<item>
<title>099:  A 2006 Interview With TC Boyle</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/08-21-06.htm#082106</link>
<description>Balance and Flow</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/tc_boyle_2006.mp3" length="78623638" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/08-21-06.htm#082106</guid>
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<item>
<title>098:  A 2003 and 2006 Conversation with Cory Doctorow</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/08-14-06.htm#081406</link>
<description>Singularities Real and Imagined</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/cory_doctorow_2003_2006.mp3" length="39221914" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/08-14-06.htm#081406</guid>
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<item>
<title>097: A 2006 Conversation With Jenn Ramage and Julia Glass</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/08-07-06.htm#080706</link>
<description>'The Whole World Over'</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/ramage-glass_2006.mp3" length="42001632" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/08-07-06.htm#080706</guid>
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<item>
<title>096: A 2006 Conversation With Vernor Vinge, Part 2</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/07-31-06.htm#VingeVernor</link>
<description>Vernor Vinge Informs Us That 'Rainbows End'</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/vernor_vinge_2006_2.mp3" length="54480327" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/07-31-06.htm#VingeVernor</guid>
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<item>
<title>095: A 2006 Conversation With Vernor Vinge, Part 1</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/07-24-06.htm#VingeVernor</link>
<description>If It Comes to Pass.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/vernor_vinge_2006_1.mp3" length="54711110" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Jul 2006 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/07-24-06.htm#VingeVernor</guid>
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<item>
<title>094: A 2006 Conversation With Steven Kotler</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/07-17-06.htm#KotlerSteven</link>
<description>Wave Theory</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/steven_kotler_2006.mp3" length="61332214" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/07-17-06.htm#KotlerSteven</guid>
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<item>
<title>093: A 2005 Conversation with Jasper Fforde</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/07-10-06.htm#FfordeJasper</link>
<description>Fast Rewind.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/jasper_fforde_2005.mp3" length="90367134" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 09 Jul 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/07-10-06.htm#FfordeJasper</guid>
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<item>
<title>092: A 2004 Conversation with Randall Sullivan</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/07-03-06.htm#SullivanRandall</link>
<description>The Miracle Detective.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/randall_sullivan_2004.mp3" length="81174486" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/07-03-06.htm#SullivanRandall</guid>
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<item>
<title>091: A 2006 Conversation with James P. Othmer</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/06-26-06.htm#OthmerJamesP</link>
<description>Talking to 'The (real) Futurist'.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/james_p_othmer_2006.mp3" length="74810145" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/06-26-06.htm#OthmerJamesP</guid>
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<item>
<title>090: A 2006 Conversation with David Sirota</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/06-19-06.htm#SirotaDavid</link>
<description>How the corporations took over the government, how we can get it back.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/david_sirota_2006.mp3" length="51982961" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jun 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/06-19-06.htm#SirotaDavid</guid>
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<item>
<title>089: A 2006 Conversation with Gary Shteyngart</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/06-12-06.htm#ShteyngartGary</link>
<description>Hilarious and definitely explicit.  Be warned!</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/gary_shteyngart_2006.mp3" length="93640578" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 11 Jun 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/06-12-06.htm#ShteyngartGary</guid>
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<item>
<title>088: A 2006 Conversation between Jenn Ramage and Peter Orner</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/06-05-06.htm#OrnerPeter</link>
<description>Namibia at the time of its independence.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/ramage-orner_2006.mp3" length="40815442" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/06-05-06.htm#OrnerPeter</guid>
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<item>
<title>087: A 2006 Conversation with Kim Newman</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/06-05-06.htm#NewmanKim</link>
<description>"Any kind of horror film that played on television, I watched."</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/kim_newman_2006.mp3" length="83755834" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/06-05-06.htm#NewmanKim</guid>
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<item>
<title>086: A 2006 Conversation With Koji Suzuki, Part Two</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-29-06.htm#052906</link>
<description>Japanese Culture and horror</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/koji_suzuki_2.mp3" length="60284718" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-29-06.htm#052906</guid>
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<item>
<title>085: A 2006 Conversation With Koji Suzuki, Part One</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-29-06.htm#052906</link>
<description>Edge City, Singularity and Beyond</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/koji_suzuki_1.mp3" length="60731098" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 28 May 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-29-06.htm#SuzukiKoji</guid>
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<item>
<title>084: A 2006 Conversation With Laurie R. King, Morton Marcus and James Houston</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-22-06.htm#052506</link>
<description>The Mystery of Writing</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/king_panel_2006.mp3" length="100389884" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-22-06.htm#052506</guid>
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<item>
<title>083: A 2006 Conversation With Laurie R. King</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-22-06.htm#KingLaurieR</link>
<description>A Mystery Fantasy Begins</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/laurie_r_king_2006.mp3" length="45973265" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-22-06.htm#KingLaurieR</guid>
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<item>
<title>082: A 2006 Conversation with Susan Straight and Jenn Ramage</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-15-06.htm#StraightSusan</link>
<description>'A Million Nightingales'</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/ramage-susan_straight.mp3" length="42683754" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-15-06.htm#StraightSusan</guid>
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<item>
<title>081: Report Number Three from WHC Opening Ceremonies</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-08-06.htm#whc3</link>
<description>Kim Newman Brings down the opening house.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2006/2006-news/whc_2006-3.mp3" length="6135853" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>11 May 2006 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-08-06.htm#whc3</guid>
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<item>
<title>080: Report Number Two from WHC The Perfect Pitch Per Pelan</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-08-06.htm#whc2</link>
<description>The best of the John Pelan Perfect Pitch Panel.</description>
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<pubDate>11 May 2006 09:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-08-06.htm#whc2</guid>
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<item>
<title>079: Report Number One from WHC Kim Newman and Jeremy Lassen, Dealers Room</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-08-06.htm#whc1</link>
<description>New Newman story, Hugo noms, setting up WHC.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/2006/2006-news/newman_lassen_whc_1.mp3" length="8787868" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-08-06.htm#whc1</guid>
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<item>
<title>078: A 2006 Conversation with David Mitchell Part Two</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-08-06.htm#MitchellDavid2</link>
<description>Genre, humor and translating Cloud Atlas.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/david_mitchell_2006_2.mp3" length="71777299" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-08-06.htm#MitchellDavid2</guid>
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<item>
<title>077: A 2006 Conversation with David Mitchell Part One</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-08-06.htm#MitchellDavid1</link>
<description>Causality, Cloud Atlas, Music.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/david_mitchell_2006_1.mp3" length="67991843" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-08-06.htm#MitchellDavid1</guid>
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<item>
<title>076: A 2006 Conversation with Harvey Pekar Part Two</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-01-06.htm#PekarHarvey2</link>
<description>Letterman, celebrity and American Splendor.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-01-06.htm#PekarHarvey2</guid>
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<item>
<title>075: A 2006 Conversation with Harvey Pekar Part One</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-01-06.htm#PekarHarvey</link>
<description>Jazz music and criticism, self-publishing.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/harvey_pekar_2006_1.mp3" length="47711838" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/05-01-06.htm#PekarHarvey</guid>
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<item>
<title>074: A 2006 Conversation with Colson Whitehead</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/04-24-06.htm#WhiteheadColson</link>
<description>Naming Names, Dropping Names, Picking them Out</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/colson_whitehead_2006.mp3" length="54974510" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 23 Apr 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/04-24-06.htm#WhiteheadColson</guid>
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<item>
<title>073: A 2006 Conversation with Franz Wright and Kathryn Petrucelli</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/04-17-06.htm#041706</link>
<description>"Literature Will Lose"</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/petrucelli-franz_wright.mp3" length="38260464" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/04-17-06.htm#041706</guid>
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<item>
<title>072: A 2003 Conversation With Gregory Maguire</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/04-10-06.htm#MaguireGregory</link>
<description>"There's Magic Still Afoot"</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 09 Apr 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/04-10-06.htm#MaguireGregory</guid>
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<item>
<title>071: A Reading From 'Timothy; Or, Notes of an Abject Reptile' by Verlyn Klinkenborg</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/reviews/2006/klinkenborg-timothy.htm</link>
<description>A Reading From 'Timothy; Or, Notes of an Abject Reptile'</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/reviews/2006/klinkenborg-timothy.htm</guid>
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<item>
<title>070: A 2006 Conversation With Verlyn Klinkenborg</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/04-03-06.htm#KlinkenborgVerlyn</link>
<description>The Natural History of Selborne Re-Imagined</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/verlyn_klinkenborg_2006.mp3" length="67283653" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 02 Apr 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/04-03-06.htm#KlinkenborgVerlyn</guid>
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<item>
<title>069: A 2006 Interview With Christopher Moore</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/03-27-06.htm#MooreChristopher</link>
<description>"The world is so twisted that my stuff looks normal"</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/chris_moore_2006.mp3" length="65260178" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/03-27-06.htm#MooreChristopher</guid>
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<item>
<title>068: A 2006 Interview With Joshua Spanogle</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/03-20-06.htm#SpanogleJoshua</link>
<description>A conversation with the author of 'Isolation Ward'.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/joshua_spanogle_2006.mp3" length="70571923" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/03-20-06.htm#SpanogleJoshua</guid>
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<item>
<title>067: A 2006 Interview With Kim Stanley Robinson, Part 2</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/03-13-06.htm#RobinsonKimStanley</link>
<description>A conversation with the author of 'Fifty Degrees Below'.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/ks_robinson_2006_part_2.mp3" length="51564162" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/03-13-06.htm#RobinsonKimStanley</guid>
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<item>
<title>066: A 2006 Interview With Kim Stanley Robinson, Part 1</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/03-06-06.htm#RobinsonKimStanley</link>
<description>A conversation with the author of 'Fifty Degrees Below'.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/ks_robinson_2006_part_1.mp3" length="52278871" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Mar 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/03-06-06.htm#RobinsonKimStanley</guid>
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<item>
<title>065: A 2006 Interview With Julian Barnes</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/02-27-06.htm#BarnesJulian</link>
<description>A conversation with the elegant and eloquent author of 'Arthur &amp; George'.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/julian_barnes_2006.mp3" length="58460234" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/02-20-06.htm#BarnesJulian</guid>
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<item>
<title>064: A 2006 Interview With Charlie Huston</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/02-20-06.htm#HustonCharlie</link>
<description>Hopefully this will offend someone.</description>
<enclosure url="http://www.trashotron.com/agony/audio/charlie_huston.mp3" length="43511370" type="audio/mpeg"/>
<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/02-20-06.htm#HustonCharlie</guid>
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<item>
<title>063: An Audio Review of 'Already Dead' by Charlie Huston.</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/reviews/2006/huston-already_dead.htm</link>
<description>Hopefully this will offend someone.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/reviews/2006/huston-already_dead.htm</guid>
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<item>
<title>062: A 2006 Interview With Heather Rogers</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/02-13-06.htm#RogersHeather</link>
<description>The history of recent civilization as seen through our garbage and economic habits.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Feb 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/02-13-06.htm#RogersHeather</guid>
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<item>
<title>061: A 2005 Interview With Doctor Leslie Ellen Jones</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/02-06-06.htm#JonesLeslieELlen</link>
<description>Warning Fictions and the chemistry of fear.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/02-06-06.htm#JonesLeslieELlen</guid>
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<item>
<title>060: A 2005 Interview With Bill McKibben</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/01-30-06.htm#McKibbenBill</link>
<description>Science, science fiction, politics and global warming.</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/01-30-06.htm#McKibbenBill</guid>
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<item>
<title>059: A 2005 Interview With Daniel H. Wilson</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/01-22-06.htm#WilsonDanielH</link>
<description>"Unfortunately for the hammer, it doesn't look like a cute little baby harp seal."</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/01-22-06.htm#WilsonDanielH</guid>
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<item>
<title>058: Mary Roach 'Spook' Reviewed by Rick Kleffel</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/reviews/2005/roach-spook.htm</link>
<description>An audio review of Mary Roach 'Spook' with comments from the author interview.</description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/reviews/2005/roach-spook.htm</guid>
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<item>
<title>057: A 2005 Conversation with Tim Pratt: Keeping Santa Cruz Weird</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/index.htm</link>
<description>A conversation with Tim Pratt author of 'Little Gods' and 'The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl'</description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2006/01-16-06.htm#011606</guid>
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<item>
<title>056: Burying Freedom: A Remix of a 2003 Interview of Isabel Allende</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/index.htm</link>
<description>Interview of Isabel Allende by KUSP interviewer Kathryn Petrucelli Guitars by Billy C Reed and drums and production by Dan Ranalli</description>
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<pubDate>13 Jan 2006 05:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/index.htm</guid>
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<item>
<title>055: A 2005 Conversation With Richard Morgan</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2005/11-07-05.htm#110705</link>
<description>"The Haves Do Rather Well"</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/news/2005/11-07-05.htm#110705</guid>
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<item>
<title>054: A 2005 Conversation With Mary Roach</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/mary_roach_2005.mp3</link>
<description>Spook, science and the afterlife, the state of science writing</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/mary_roach_2005.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>053: A 2005 Conversation With Myla Goldberg</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/myla_goldberg.mp3</link>
<description>1918 Flu epidemic, the afterlife, history, memory, aging, Karl Capek</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/myla_goldberg.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>052: A 2005 Conversation With Aimee Bender</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/aimee_bender.mp3</link>
<description>Surrealism, fairy tales, minimalism</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/aimee_bender.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>051: A 2005 Conversation With Jeffrey Ford</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/jeff_ford.mp3</link>
<description>Why SF and WorldCon MATTER, The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque, The Girl in the Glass</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/jeff_ford.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>050: A 2005 Conversation With Chris Cleave, Part Two</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/chris_cleave-2.mp3</link>
<description>London bombings, terrorism</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/chris_cleave-2.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>049: A 2005 Conversation With Chris Cleave, Part One</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/chris_cleave-1.mp3</link>
<description>Eavesdropping on the bus, Incendiary</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/chris_cleave-1.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>048: A 2005 Conversation With Elizabeth Kostova</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/elizabeth_kostova.mp3</link>
<description>The Historian, history and armchair travel.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/elizabeth_kostova.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>047: A 2005 Conversation With James Frey</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/james_frey_2005.mp3</link>
<description>My Friend Leonard, life as a bagman and in the world of Hollowood.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/james_frey_2005.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>046: A 2005 Conversation With Andrew Vachss</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/andrew_vachss.mp3</link>
<description>His journey from US Public health Testing to Child-Defending attorney and writer</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/andrew_vachss.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>045: A 2005 Conversation With Mitch Cullin and Laurie R. King</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/cullin_king.mp3</link>
<description>Sherlock Holmes in fact and fiction</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/cullin_king.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>044: A 2005 Conversation With Chuck Palahniuk</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/chuck_palahniuk_2005.mp3</link>
<description>Narrative, Shock value, horror</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/chuck_palahniuk_2005.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>043: A 2005 Conversation With John Burdett</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/john_burdett.mp3</link>
<description>Hong Kong turn-over to China, Buddhism, Bangkok's black economy</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/john_burdett.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>042: A 2005 Conversation With Kazuo Ishiguro</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/kazuo_ishiguro.mp3</link>
<description>Science fiction cinema, three kinds of storytelling, memory.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/kazuo_ishiguro.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>041: A 2005 Conversation With Stephan Zielinski</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/stephan_zielinski.mp3</link>
<description>Bad Magic and the San Diego Zombie</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/stephan_zielinski.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>040: A 2005 Conversation With Steve Erickson</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/steve_erickson.mp3</link>
<description>Our Ecstatic Days, Chaos, order and apocalypse</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/steve_erickson.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>039: A 2005 Conversation With Lucius Shepard</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/lucius_shepard.mp3</link>
<description>A Handbook of American Prayer</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/lucius_shepard.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>038: A 2004 Conversation With Graham Joyce</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/graham_joyce.mp3</link>
<description>Hedgerow witches, midwifery, life in a coal-mining town and The Limits of Enchantment.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/graham_joyce.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>037: A 2004 Conversation With the Rolling Darkness Review</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/rolling_darkness_review.mp3</link>
<description>Dennis Etchison, Peter Atkins and Glen Hirshberg discuss the dark.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/rolling_darkness_review.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>036: A 2004 Conversation With Susanna Clarke</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/susanna_clarke.mp3</link>
<description>Kingdoms of Faerie, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/susanna_clarke.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>035: A 2004 Conversation With Clive Barker Part Two</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/clive_barker_part_2.mp3</link>
<description>Middles and Ends, Abarat, Tortured Souls, 500 Paintings in Beverly Hills</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/clive_barker_part_2.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>034: A 2004 Conversation With Clive Barker Part One</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/clive_barker_part_1.mp3</link>
<description>Beginnings, Books of Blood, Hellraiser</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/clive_barker_part_1.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>033: A 2004 Conversation With Marcia Muller and Laurie R. King</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/muller_king.mp3</link>
<description>Women in mystery as characters and authors</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/muller_king.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>032: A 2004 Conversation With Kem Nunn</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/kem_nunn.mp3</link>
<description>The maquiladoras, Garage-door Tijuana, Surfing</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/kem_nunn.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>031: A 2004 Conversation With Catherynne M. Valente</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/cat_valente.mp3</link>
<description>Classics, language, female quest stories, Alice in Wonderland</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/cat_valente.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>030: A 2004 Conversation With China Mieville</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/china_mieville.mp3</link>
<description>Politics, Fantasy, Monsters, monsters.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/china_mieville.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>029: A 2004 Conversation With Kim Stanley Robinson</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/ks_robinson.mp3</link>
<description>Environmental Politics and SF novels</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/ks_robinson.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>028: A 2004 Conversation With Tom Perrotta</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/tom_perrotta.mp3</link>
<description>America the Petty, Perversion and Amororous doings in the 'Burbs.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/tom_perrotta.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>027: A 2004 Conversation With Joe R. Lansdale</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/joe_r_lansdale.mp3</link>
<description>Texas state of mind, comics, Bubba Ho Tep</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/joe_r_lansdale.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>026: A 2004 Conversation With Uglytown's Jim Pascoe and Tom Fassbender</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/uglytown.mp3</link>
<description>Making it as publishers, writers, and outsiders.</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/uglytown.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>025: A 2004 Conversation With  Richard Morgan</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/richard_morgan.mp3</link>
<description>Anger, violence, the future</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/richard_morgan.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>024: A 2004 Conversation With George Pelecanos</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/george_pelecanos.mp3</link>
<description>Positive characters and negative economics</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/george_pelecanos.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>023: A 2004 Conversation With Kate Christensen</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/kate_christensen.mp3</link>
<description>Rot, New York and deeply held anger</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/kate_christensen.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>022: A 2004 Conversation With Scott Phillips</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/scott_phillips.mp3</link>
<description>Cottonwood, The West and Pulp Noirs</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/scott_phillips.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>021: A 2004 Conversation With TC Boyle</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/tc_boyle.mp3</link>
<description>Drop City, utopia and literature</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/tc_boyle.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>020: A 2003 Conversation With John Shirley</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/john_shirley.mp3</link>
<description>The birth of cyberpunk and Jesus the Gnostic</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/john_shirley.mp3</guid>
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<item>
<title>019: A 2003 Conversation With Colson Whitehead</title>
<link>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/colson_whitehead.mp3</link>
<description>Humor, journalism, TV, jazz writing New York</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:00:00 PDT</pubDate>
<guid>http://trashotron.com/agony/audio/colson_whitehead.mp3</guid>
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<title>018: A 2003 Conversation With Terry Pratchett, Part 2</title>
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<title>016: A 2003 Conversation With Win and Meredith Blevins</title>
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<title>015: A 2003 Conversation With Jonathan Lethem</title>
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<title>012: A 2003 Conversation With James Barclay</title>
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<title>011: A 2003 Conversation With Mary Roach</title>
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<title>010: A 2003 Conversation With David Corbett</title>
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<title>009: A 2003 Conversation With Terry Goodkind</title>
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<title>008: A 2003 Conversation With Dan Simmons</title>
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<title>007: A 2003 Conversation With Douglas Coupland</title>
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<title>006: A 2003 Conversation With Christopher Moore</title>
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<title>005: A 2003 Conversation With Margaret Weis</title>
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<title>004: A musical remix of the 2003 Conversation With James Frey</title>
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<title>003: A 2003 Conversation With James Frey</title>
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<title>002: A 2003 Conversation With Ira Sher</title>
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<title>001: A 2003 Conversation With Jasper Fforde</title>
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